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Occipital nodes

Nodi occipitales · Týlní uzliny

Lymphatic & immune

Looks like

Nodes at the back of the head, at the edge of the hairline over the base of the skull.

What it does

Filter lymph from the back of the scalp.

Keeping it well

Often enlarged in children with scalp infections, lice or German measles. Lasting growth without a cause needs checking.

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