Mesenteric lymph nodes

The mesenteric lymph nodes or mesenteric glands are one of the three principal groups of superior mesenteric lymph nodes and lie between the layers of the mesentery.

Mesenteric lymph nodes
Lymph Nodes of the Large Intestine and Lower Abdomen
Regional lymph tissue
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Drains to	Intestinal lymph trunk
Identifiers
Latin	Nodi lymphoidei mesenterici
Anatomical terminology

They number from one hundred to one hundred and fifty, and are sited as two main groups:

• one ileocolic group lying close to the wall of the small intestine, among the terminal twigs of the superior mesenteric artery;
• a second larger mesocolic group placed in relation to the loops and primary branches of the vessels.