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facial lymph node
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Any of the lymph nodes that are part of a face. [ http://www.bartleby.com/107/177.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_lymph_nodes ]
Term info
Label
facial lymph node
Synonyms
- buccal lymph node
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UBERON:0015871
taxon notes
In humans, these comprise three groups: (a) infraorbital or maxillary, scattered over the infraorbital region from the groove between the nose and cheek to the zygomatic arch; (b) buccinator, one or more placed on the Buccinator opposite the angle of the mouth; (c) supramandibular, on the outer surface of the mandible, in front of the Masseter and in contact with the external maxillary artery and anterior facial vein.