sacral lymph nodes

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| Name = Sacral lymph nodes

| Latin = nodi lymphoidei sacrales

| Image = illu_lymph_chain11.jpg

| Caption = Sacral is #3

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| DrainsTo = Common iliac lymph nodes

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The sacral lymph nodes are placed in the concavity of the sacrum, in relation to the middle and lateral sacral arteries; they receive lymphatics from the rectum and posterior wall of the pelvis.