Deep parotid lymph nodes
Lymph nodes of the head and neck (4. deep parotid)
1: Submental lymph nodes 2: Submandibular lymph nodes 3: Supraclavicular lymph nodes 4: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes 5: Buccinator lymph node 6: Superficial cervical lymph nodes 7: Jugular lymph nodes 8: Parotid lymph nodes 9: Retroauricular lymph nodes and occipital lymph nodes
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei parotidei profundi
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata

The deep parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found below the parotid gland.

The afferents of the subparotid glands drain the nasal part of the pharynx and the posterior parts of the nasal cavities.

Their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands.

Additional images

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  Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 693 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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