Preferred Label : submandibular lymph node;
Uberon definition : The submandibular lymph nodes (submaxillary glands in older texts), three to six in
number, are placed beneath the body of the mandible in the submaxillary triangle,
and rest on the superficial surface of the submaxillary salivary gland. One gland,
the middle gland of Stahr, which lies on the external maxillary artery as it turns
over the mandible, is the most constant of the series; small lymph glands are sometimes
found on the deep surface of the submaxillary salivary glands. The afferents of the
submaxillary glands drain the medial palpebral commissure, the cheek, the side of
the nose, the upper lip, the lateral part of the lower lip, the gums, and the anterior
part of the margin of the tongue. Efferent vessels from the facial and submental glands
also enter the submaxillary glands. Their efferent vessels pass to the superior deep
cervical glands. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : submandibular node;
Uberon related term : mandibular lymph node; nodi lymphoidei submandibulares;
Origin ID : 0002520;
UMLS CUI : C0229722;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Uberon cross reference
The submandibular lymph nodes (submaxillary glands in older texts), three to six in
number, are placed beneath the body of the mandible in the submaxillary triangle,
and rest on the superficial surface of the submaxillary salivary gland. One gland,
the middle gland of Stahr, which lies on the external maxillary artery as it turns
over the mandible, is the most constant of the series; small lymph glands are sometimes
found on the deep surface of the submaxillary salivary glands. The afferents of the
submaxillary glands drain the medial palpebral commissure, the cheek, the side of
the nose, the upper lip, the lateral part of the lower lip, the gums, and the anterior
part of the margin of the tongue. Efferent vessels from the facial and submental glands
also enter the submaxillary glands. Their efferent vessels pass to the superior deep
cervical glands. [WP,unvetted].