You examine a female patient with enlarged superficial inguinal lymph nodes. Upon further examination you cannot find any cutaneous or subcutaneous signs that would suggest an infection

Perplexed, you ask your colleague what else might cause this condition. She reminds you that these nodes also receive some lymph from the:
A) liver via the falciform ligament.
B) ovary via the suspensory ligament of the ovary.
C) uterus via the round ligament of the uterus.
D) bladder via vessels that accompany the urethra.
E) vertebral column via posterior cluneal vessels.


Ans: C

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