Equine Lymph nodes

Anatomy VCA 400

Assignment
 Figure 1: Right lateral view of the Lymph nodes and vessels of the Equine. Arrows indicate the flow of lymph. (Adapted from Thomas et
al., 2006)

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 LYMPH NODES OF THE THORAX

Figure 1.c Figure 2: Lymph nodes of the Thorax (Adapted from Ashdown & Done, 2002)
LYMPH NODES POSITION DRAINAGE AREA EFFERENT DRAINAGE LYMPH NODES POSITION DRAINAGE AREA EFFERENT DRAINAGE

Lymphocentrum dorsale Lyphocentrum mediastinale

a. Lnn. intercostales Intercostal spaces near the heads of the Shoulder muscles, back Lnn. thoracici aortici Lnn. mediastinales Muscles of thorax neck Lnn. mediastinales
ribs. region, thoracic wall and and -craniales Cranial mediastinum, adjacent to the and shoulder. craniales and thoracic
Dorso-lateral to the sympathetic trunk abdomen. Diaphragm and Lnn. mediastinales trachea and esophagus Diaphragm, pleura and duct
heart. Pleura and craniales and mediastinum
mediastinum, Ribs and celiac lymph nodes -mediales Lies on the base of the heart and right of Esophagus and trachea
vertebrae (caudal efferent’s) the aortic arch, trachea and esophagus heart, aorta, spleen,
pericardium and liver
b. Lnn. Thoracici Dorso-lateral to the aorta, Ventro-lateral Shoulder muscles, back Celiac lymph nodes -caudalis Caudal mediastinum-poorly developed
aortici to the sympathetic trunk. region, thoracic wall and (caudal efferent’s) in horse
abdomen. Diaphragm and
heart. Pleura and
mediastinum, and liver Lymphocentrum bronchale

Lymphocentrum ventrale a. Ln. Lungs and heart. Thoracic duct

tracheobronchalis Cranial to left bronchus, between aortic Pericardium and
-sinistra arch and left pulmonary artery. esophagus
a. Lnn. sternales Located on the Manubrium sterni. Lateral and ventral Lnn. mediastinales NOT trachea
craniales Cranial to M. transversus thoracis and thoracic wall muscles. craniales and thoracic -dexter Cranial to right bronchus
cranio-ventral to proximal A.thoracica Abdominal muscles duct
interna Diaphragm, pleura and
-medius Lies dorsal to the tracheal bifurcation
mediastinum
Esophagus and trachea
Thymus, pericardium and b. Lnn. pulmonales Lie within lung parenchyma, adjacent to Lungs and bronchial tree Thoracic duct
liver bronchial tree.

b. Lnn. sternales Inconstant in horses.

caudales
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REFERENCES

I. Ashdown R, Done S.H., Veterinary Anatomy of the Horse, Vol 2 2002. Mosby-Wolfe

II. Bezuidenhout A.J., Groenewald H.B., Hornsveld M. Soley J.T., Turner P.H... Veterinary Anatomy – A study and dissection guide. Fifth edition,
2000. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria.

III. McCracken O.T., Kainer R.A., Spurgeon T.L., Spurgeon’s Color Atlas of Large Animal Anatomy The Essentials. 2006. Blackwell Publishing

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