Lymphatics. 



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aland, 

 submax. 



Gland, 

 tliyreoid. 



614. The Deep Lymphatics and Grlands of the 

 Neck and Axilla. 



c) Submaxillary glands at the lower border of the lower jaw ; 



d) Superficial cervical glands at the upper lateral portion 

 of the neck in front of and upon the M. sterno-cleido-mastoideus. 



The lymphatics leaving these glands converge to the : 



e) Superior jugular glands in the superior triangle of the 

 neck, and to the 



f) Supraclavicular or inferior jugular glands in the 

 clavicular fossa, which, 15 20 in number, communicate with each other 

 and form the Plexus lymphaticus jugularis, which passes up as far as the 



jugular foramen. 



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