Superior mesenteric lymph nodes

The superior mesenteric lymph nodes may be divided into three principal groups:


 * mesenteric lymph nodes
 * ileocolic lymph nodes
 * mesocolic lymph nodes

Afferents
The superior mesenteric glands receive afferents from the jejunum, ileum, cecum, vermiform process, and the ascending and transverse parts of the colon; their efferents pass to the preaortic glands.