Clinical gross anatomy of the lymphatic
system
The superficial inguinal lymph
node details
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Surface lymph nodes lateral view |
Surface lymph nodes ventral view |
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Superficial inguinal lymph nodes normal size in a 25 kg pig average length 38mm, width 19 mm and weight 4.2g Normal sizes |
Lymph nodes readily visible in the neck |
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The tonsils – ventral view |
The major lymph nodes of the respiratory tract – dorsal view |
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The jejunal lymph nodes |
The superficial popliteal lymph node |
Note there are hundreds of lymph nodes scattered through out the pig, the ones selected are useful to check during a clinical and post-mortem examination, which if enlarged may indicate the necessitate to investigate further.