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Subscapular axillary lymph nodes

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Subscapular axillary lymph nodes
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A posterior or subscapular group of six or seven glands is placed along the lower margin of the posterior wall of the axilla in the course of the subscapular artery.

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The afferents of this group drain the skin and muscles of the lower part of the back of the neck and of the posterior thoracic wall; their efferents pass to the central group of axillary glands.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 699 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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