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The posterior auricular glands (lymphoglandulce auriculares; mastoid glands), 

 usually two in number, are situated on the mastoid insertion of the Sternocleido- 

 mastoideus, beneath the Auricularis posterior. Their afferent vessels drain the 

 posterior part of the temporoparietal region, the upper part of the cranial surface 

 of the auricula or pinna, and the back of the external acoustic meatus; their 

 efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands. 



Superior deep 

 cervical glands 



Maxillary glands 



Parotid glands 

 Buccinator glands 



Suprama ndibular 



glands 



Submaxillary 

 glands 



Svbmental glands 



Inferior deep 

 cervical glands 



FIG. 602. Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. 



The anterior auricular glands (lymphoglanduloe auriculares anteriores; superficial 

 parotid or preauricular glands), from one to three in number, lie immediately in 

 front of the tragus. Their afferents drain the lateral surface of the auricula and the 

 skin of the adjacent part of the temporal region; their efferents pass to the superior 

 deep cervical glands. 



The parotid glands (lymphoglandulce parotideci), form two groups in relation 

 with the parotid salivary gland, viz., a group imbedded in the substance of the gland, 

 and a group of subparotid glands lying on the lateral wall of the pharynx. Occa- 

 sionally small glands are found in the subcutaneous tissue over the parotid gland. 

 Their afferent vessels drain the root of the nose, the eyelids, the frontotemporal 

 region, the external acoustic meatus and the tympanic cavity, possibly also the 

 posterior parts of the palate and the floor of the nasal cavity. The efferents of 



ese glands pass to the superior deep cervical glands. The afferents of the sub- 



