Preferred Label : common iliac lymph node;
Uberon definition : The external iliac lymph nodes, from eight to ten in number, lie along the external
iliac vessels. They are arranged in three groups, one on the lateral, another on the
medial, and a third on the anterior aspect of the vessels; the third group is, however,
sometimes absent. Their principal afferents are derived from the inguinal lymph nodes,
the deep lymphatics of the abdominal wall below the umbilicus and of the adductor
region of the thigh, and the lymphatics from the glans penis vel clitoridis, the membranous
urethra, the prostate, the fundus of the urinary bladder, the cervix uteri, and upper
part of the vagina.;
Uberon synonym : common iliac node; iliac lymph node;
Uberon related term : iliac lymph node; external iliac lymph gland; external iliac glands;
Origin ID : 0015878;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
The external iliac lymph nodes, from eight to ten in number, lie along the external
iliac vessels. They are arranged in three groups, one on the lateral, another on the
medial, and a third on the anterior aspect of the vessels; the third group is, however,
sometimes absent. Their principal afferents are derived from the inguinal lymph nodes,
the deep lymphatics of the abdominal wall below the umbilicus and of the adductor
region of the thigh, and the lymphatics from the glans penis vel clitoridis, the membranous
urethra, the prostate, the fundus of the urinary bladder, the cervix uteri, and upper
part of the vagina.
