The common iliac lymph nodes, four to six in number, are grouped behind and on the sides of the
common iliac artery
The common iliac artery is a large artery of the abdomen paired on each side. It originates from the aortic bifurcation at the level of the 4th lumbar vertebra. It ends in front of the sacroiliac joint, one on either side, and each bifurcates i ...
, one or two being placed below the
bifurcation of the aorta, in front of the fifth
lumbar vertebra
The lumbar vertebrae are, in human anatomy, the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis. They are the largest segments of the vertebral column and are characterized by the absence of the foramen transversarium within the transverse ...
.
They drain chiefly the
hypogastric and
external iliac glands, and their efferents pass to the
lateral aortic glands.
References
Lymphatics of the torso
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