Lymph Node Assessment

Where are the Preauricular lymph nodes located?

two are located on each side just in front of the ear.

Where are the Parotid Lymph nodes located?

Four are located just below the Preauricular lymph nodes-at upper jaw/below the ear.

Where are the Postauricular lymph nodes located?

Two are located just behind the ear, in front of the occipital nodes.

Where are the Occipital lymph nodes located?

Three are located behind the ear, and behind/parallel to the postauricular lymph nodes.

Where are the Retropharyngeal (tonsillar) lymph nodes located?

Only one-located just below the four Parotid lymph nodes which lie beneath the ear along the jaw line.

Where do the Submandibular (submaxillary) lymph nodes lie?

Two lie adjacent to the mid jaw line, and below the Tonsillar node.

Where does the Submental lymph nodes lie?

Two lie close to the chin along the jaw line.

Where does the Anterior cervical lymph nodes lie?

There are several (a chain) of them that are deep and vertically aligned below the jaw line, and in line with the ear.

Where are the Posterior cervical lymph nodes located?

These are vertically aligned along the middle and back edge (side view) of the neck, in a chain and are known as superficial.

Where are the Supraclavicular nodes (palpable when there is disease) located?

(Side view)-in Line with clavicle, at line of shoulder.