THE LYMPH GLANDS OF THE HEAD 



and posterior wall of the meatus to the posterior auricular and superior deep cervical 

 glands; (c) an inferior, from the floor of the meatus and from the lobule of the auric- 

 ula to the superficial and superior deep cervical glands. 



The lymphatic vessels of the face (Fig. 604) are more numerous than those of the 

 scalp. Those from the eyelids and conjunctiva terminate partly in the submaxillary 

 but mainly in the parotid glands. The vessels from the posterior part of the cheek 

 also pass to the parotid glands, while those from the anterior portion of the cheek, 

 the side of the nose, the upper lip, and the lateral portions of the lower lip end in 

 the submaxillary glands. The deeper vessels from the temporal and infratemporal 

 fossse pass to the deep facial and superior deep cervical glands. The deeper vessels 

 of the cheek and lips end, like the superficial, in the submaxillary glands. Both 

 superficial and deep vessels of the central part of the lower lip run to the submental 

 glands. 



Parotid glands 



Superficial cervi- j 

 cal glands 



Facial glands 



Svhmaxillary glands 



Deep cervical glands 



Fia. 604. The lymphatics of the face. (After Kuttner.) 



Lymphatic Vessels of the Nasal Cavities. Those from the anterior parts of the 

 nasal cavities communicate with the vessels of the integument of the nose and 

 end in the submaxillary glands; those from the posterior two-thirds of the nasal 

 cavities and from the accessory air sinuses pass partly to the retropharyngeal 

 and partly to the superior deep cervical glands. 



Lymphatic Vessels of the Mouth. The vessels of the gums pass to the submaxillary 

 glands; those of the hard palate are continuous in front with those of the upper 

 gum, but pass backward to pierce the Constrictor pharyngis superior and end in 

 the superior deep cervical and subparotid glands; those of the soft palate pass 

 backward and lateral ward and end partly in the retropharyngeal and subparotid, 

 and partly in the superior deep cervical glands. The vessels of the anterior part 

 of the floor of the mouth pass either directly to the inferior glands of the superior 

 deep cervical group, or indirectly through the submental glands; from the rest 

 of the floor of the mouth the vessels pass to the submaxillary and superior deep 

 cervical glands. 



The lymphatic vessels of the palatine tonsil, usually three to five in number, 

 pierce the buccopharyngeal fascia and constrictor pharyngis superior and pass 



