One of the lymph nodes that form a chain around the ileocolic artery. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileocolic_lymph_nodes ]
Synonyms: nodi lymphoidei ileocolici
Term information
- NCIT:C77653
- SCTID:29180003
- MA:0003065
- Wikipedia:Ileocolic_lymph_nodes
- UMLS:C2697661
- FMA:16611
human_reference_atlas
Can be subclassed based on position relative to terminal branches of the vessel. Consider adding subclasses for these: (a) ileal, in relation to the ileal branch of the artery;(b) anterior ileocolic, usually of three glands, in the ileocolic fold, near the wall of the cecum;(c) posterior ileocolic, mostly placed in the angle between the ileum and the colon, but partly lying behind the cecum at its junction with the ascending colon;(d) a single gland, between the layers of the mesenteriole of the vermiform process;(e) right colic, along the medial side of the ascending colon.