The pararectal lymph nodes are lymph nodes that are in contact with the muscular surface of the rectum.
Structure The pararectal lymph nodes are located on the left and right of the rectum. Their efferent lymph ducts pass to the pre-aortic lymph nodes.
Function The pararectal lymph nodes drain the descending iliac and sigmoid parts of the large intestine, and the upper part of the rectum.
See also Pectinate line
References This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 710 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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