Quick Facts
Location: Superficial to medial epicondyle of humerus.
Drainage: Skin and subcutaneous layer of forearm.
Direction of Flow: Brachial lymph nodes > central axillary lymph nodes > infraclavicular lymph nodes > subclavian trunk > right lymphatic duct (right) or thoracic duct (left).
Related parts of the anatomy
Description
The cubital lymph nodes comprise a set of scattered lymph nodes located within the cubital fossa. There is superficial and deep node located in close association with the bifurcation of the brachial artery. The supratrochlear lymph nodes can also be considered as part of the cubital lymph nodes (Tubbs et al., 2016).
References
Tubbs, R. S., Shoja, M. M. and Loukas, M. (2016) Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation. Wiley.
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Lymph Node
Lymph nodes are a part of the lymphatic system, which also includes lymphatic vessels that collect interstitial fluid or lymph (including invaded microbes in case of infections) from all vascularized tissues and discharge it into their draining lymph nodes.
