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qid 6743 · health
Question: The regional lymphatic drainage of the left side of the tip of the tongue is to the
- left submental lymph node.
- bilateral cervical lymph nodes.
- left cervical lymph node.
- left and right submandibular lymph nodes.
- right submandibular lymph node.
- left and right cervical lymph nodes.
- left submandibular lymph node.
- left and right submental lymph nodes.
- left cervical lymph node and right submandibular lymph node.
- right submental lymph node.
Our answer: H. left and right submental lymph nodes. Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)
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Current source
StatPearls / NCBI Bookshelf NBK507782, Anatomy, Head and Neck, Tongue
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507782/
“The lymphatic vessels from the body of the tongue are divided into marginal and central. The marginal vessels drain the tongue's apex, marginal surface, and sublingual region into the submental and submandibular nodes.”
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507782/
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