Intermediate lumbar nodes

Lymphoid system · Latin: Nodi lumbales intermedii

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Between the aorta and the inferior vena cava.

Around the inferior vena cava.

Their first function is to be a second relay for the lymph nodes located more caudally.

Secondly, they constitute a first relay for the draining of the suprarenal glands, kidneys, ureters, testis, ovaries, uterine tubes, uterine fundus and abdominal wall.

Feneis 306.7