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Inguinal nodes

Accepted Answer

Structure: ~20 lymph nodes in the fat/fascia of the groin just below the inguinal ligamentFunction: receive lymph from lower limbs and skin/superficial fascia of body wall below transubmilical plane (including external genitalia). Drain upwards through a series of nodes along the external and common iliac arteries and abdominal aorta, and into lumbar trunks on each side of the aorta.

Front	Inguinal nodes
Back	Structure: ~20 lymph nodes in the fat/fascia of the groin just below the inguinal ligament Function: receive lymph from lower limbs and skin/superficial fascia of body wall below transubmilical plane (including external genitalia). Drain upwards through a series of nodes along the external and common iliac arteries and abdominal aorta, and into lumbar trunks on each side of the aorta.

Nodes Inguinal Lymph External Structure Fat/Fascia Groin Ligament