Retroaortic lymph nodes

The retroaortic lymph nodes (or postaortic lymph nodes) are placed below the cisterna chyli, on the bodies of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.

Retroaortic lymph nodes
Left Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paraaortic Lymph Nodes) Lateral aortic Preaortic Postaortic Intermediate Lumbar Right Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paracaval Lymph Nodes) Lateral caval Precaval Postcaval
The parietal lymph glands of the pelvis.
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Source	Lateral aortic lymph nodes, preaortic glands
Drains to	Cisterna chyli
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei retroaortici
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

They receive lymphatic trunks from the lateral and preaortic glands, while their efferents end in the cisterna chyli.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 705 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• figures/chapter_30/30-3.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School