Pararectal lymph nodes

The pararectal lymph nodes are lymph nodes that are in contact with the muscular coat of the rectum.

Pararectal lymph nodes
Lymph nodes of female pelvis (pararectal is #9)
Lymphatics of colon.
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Drains to	Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei pararectales
Anatomical terminology

Structure

The pararectal lymph nodes are located on the left and right of the rectum. Their efferent lymph ducts pass to the pre-aortic lymph nodes.

Function

The pararectal lymph nodes drain the descending iliac and sigmoid parts of the large intestine, and the upper part of the rectum.

See also

• Pectinate line

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 710 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• http://anatomy.uams.edu/AnatomyHTML/lymph_pelvis&perineum.html Archived 2004-08-20 at the Wayback Machine