Quick Facts
Location: Medial to common iliac artery on the right and the common iliac vein on the left.
Drainage: Lower limb.
Direction of Flow: Intermediate lumbar lymph nodes > right lumbar trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The common iliac lymph nodes are responsible for lymph drainage of the entire lower limb since they receive efferent vessels from the internal and external iliac nodes.
The common iliac lymph nodes can be further subdivided into medial, intermediate and lateral lymph nodes.
The medial common iliac lymph nodes accompany the common iliac artery on the right and common iliac vein on the left. Collectively, the right and left medial groups are known as the promontory or subaortic lymph nodes.
The efferent vessels of the right and left medial common iliac lymph nodes unite forming an intermediate lumbar trunk that drains through the intermediate lumbar lymph nodes.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The common iliac lymph nodes are responsible for lymph drainage of the entire lower limb since they receive efferent vessels from the internal and external iliac nodes.
The common iliac lymph nodes can be further subdivided into medial, intermediate and lateral lymph nodes.
The medial common iliac lymph nodes accompany the common iliac artery on the right and common iliac vein on the left. Collectively, the right and left medial groups are known as the promontory or subaortic lymph nodes.
The efferent vessels of the right and left medial common iliac lymph nodes unite forming an intermediate lumbar trunk that drains through the intermediate lumbar lymph nodes.
