What Are the Groin Lymph Nodes?

Inguinal lymph nodes are shallow and deep lymph nodes in the left and right groin, divided into shallow and deep groups. Drain the lymph in the lower extremity, lower abdominal wall and perineum.

Inguinal lymph node

Inguinal lymph nodes are shallow and deep lymph nodes in the left and right groin, divided into shallow and deep groups. Drain the lymph in the lower extremity, lower abdominal wall and perineum.

Chinese name

Inguinal lymph node

Foreign name

Inguinal lymph nodes

Classification

Divided into shallow and deep groups

Definition

Shallow depth in the left and right groin

Superficial lymph nodes

Mandibular lymph nodes; parotid lymph nodes; superficial cervical lymph nodes, lower lymph nodes, and superficial inguinal lymph nodes.

Among them, the superficial inguinal lymph nodes are located

Superficial inguinal lymph nodes collect lymph fluid from the lower extremities, perineum, external genitalia, buttocks, and areas below the anterior umbilicus of the anterior wall. Its output tube is injected into the external iliac lymph nodes.

The superficial inguinal lymph nodes collect the lymph of the entire superficial structure of the lower limbs except for the lateral margins of the feet and the sides of the lower legs.

There are about 600 to 700 lymph nodes in the human body. Generally, only superficial lymph nodes in the body can be examined clinically. Superficial lymph nodes in healthy people are small, not more than 1 cm in diameter, soft in texture, smooth in surface, hard to reach, and free of tenderness and adhesion to adjacent tissues.