Lymph: Lumbar lymph nodes
Left Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paraaortic Lymph Nodes) 1. Lateral aortic 2. Preaortic 3. Postaortic 4. Intermediate Lumbar Right Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paracaval Lymph Nodes) 5. Lateral caval 6. Precaval 7. Postcaval
The parietal lymph glands of the pelvis.
Latin	lymphoglandulæ lumbales
Gray's	subject #180 705
Drains from	adrenal glands
Dorlands/Elsevier	n_09/12574872

The lumbar lymph nodes are a group of lymph nodes residing in the lumbar region. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... In mammals, the adrenal glands are the triangle-shaped endocrine glands that sit atop the kidneys. ... Elseviers logo Elsevier, the worlds largest publisher of medical and scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group. ... Lymph nodes are components of the lymphatic system. ... In anatomy, lumbar is an adjective that means of or pertaining to the abdominal segment of the torso, between the diaphragm and the sacrum (pelvis). ...

They consist of the following groups:

• right and left lateral aortic lymph nodes
• preaortic lymph nodes
• retroaortic lymph nodes (or 'postaortic')

There are two groups of lateral aortic lymph nodes: right and left. ... The preaortic lymph nodes lie in front of the aorta, and may be divided into celiac, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenteric groups, arranged around the origins of the corresponding arteries. ... The retroaortic lymph nodes (or postaortic lymph nodes) are placed below the cisterna chyli, on the bodies of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. ...

See also

• Paraaortic lymph node

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant. The paraaortic lymph nodes (also para-aortic, periaortic, and peri-aortic) are a group of lymph nodes that lie in front of the lumbar vertebral bodies near the aorta. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... An illustration from the 1918 edition Henry Grays Anatomy of the Human Body, commonly known as Grays Anatomy, is an anatomy textbook widely regarded as a classic work on human anatomy. ...