Parotid lymph nodes

Parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found near the parotid gland in the immune system.

Parotid lymph nodes
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
Anatomical terminology

More specifically, it can refer to:

• deep parotid lymph nodes
• superficial parotid lymph nodes

Etymology

The word parotid comes from the Ancient Greek: πᾰρᾰ́ (pará, "beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to") + ὠτ- (ōt-, from οὖς oûs, "ear") + -id, thus "next to, near the ear".

External links

• http://patient.info/health/non-hodgkins-lymphoma-leaflet
• http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics