page_title: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes
hierarchical_section_title: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes
context_page_description: The retropharyngeal lymph nodes, from one to three in number, lie in the buccopharyngeal fascia, behind the upper part of the pharynx and in front of the arch of the atlas, being separated, however, from the latter by the Longus capitis.
  Their afferents drain the nasal cavities, the nasal part of the pharynx, and the auditory tubes.
  Their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical lymph nodes.
  They are in the retropharyngeal space.
  They frequently disappear by age 4-5.
context_section_description: The retropharyngeal lymph nodes, from one to three in number, lie in the buccopharyngeal fascia, behind the upper part of the pharynx and in front of the arch of the atlas, being separated, however, from the latter by the Longus capitis.
  Their afferents drain the nasal cavities, the nasal part of the pharynx, and the auditory tubes.
  Their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical lymph nodes.
  They are in the retropharyngeal space.
  They frequently disappear by age 4-5. (This is why retropharyngeal abscess is rare in older children.)
caption: 1: Submental lymph nodes
  2: Submandibular lymph nodes
  3: Supraclavicular lymph nodes
  4: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes
  5: Buccal lymph nodes
  6: Superficial cervical lymph nodes
  7: Jugular lymph nodes
  8: Parotid lymph nodes
  9: Retroauricular lymph nodes & occipital lymph nodes
exif: {"Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop 7.0", "Image DateTime": "2005:08:23 14:53:37", "Image ExifOffset": "156", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "294", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "4256", "EXIF ColorSpace": "Uncalibrated", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "270", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "314"}