Celiac lymph nodes
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The visceral glands are associated with the branches of the celiac, superior and inferior mesenteric arteries. Those related to the branches of the celiac artery
(the celiac lymph nodes or coeliac lymph nodes) form three sets, gastric, hepatic, and pancreaticolienal.
Celiac artery
The celiac artery, also known as the celiac trunk, is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta. Branching from the aorta anterior to the upper border of L1 vertebra in humans, it is one of three anterior/ midline branches of the abdominal aorta The celiac (or coeliac) artery, also known as...
(the celiac lymph nodes or coeliac lymph nodes) form three sets, gastric, hepatic, and pancreaticolienal.
- gastric lymph nodesGastric lymph nodesThe gastric lymph nodes consist of two sets, superior and inferior. * The Superior Gastric Glands accompany the left gastric artery and are divisible into three groups, viz.:** upper, on the stem of the artery;...
- hepatic lymph nodesHepatic lymph nodesThe hepatic lymph nodes , consist of the following groups:* hepatic, on the stem of the hepatic artery, and extending upward along the common bile duct, between the two layers of the lesser omentum, as far as the porta hepatis; the cystic gland, a member of this group, is placed near the neck of...
- splenic lymph nodesSplenic lymph nodesThe splenic lymph nodes accompany the lienal artery, and are situated in relation to the posterior surface and upper border of the pancreas; one or two members of this group are found in the gastrolienal ligament....
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