Mr. Walker is a 21-year-old man who complains of a sore throat. On examination, you note red, swollen tonsils. The lymph nodes located nearest the palatine tonsils are the ________ nodes
a. supraclavicular
b. retropharyngeal
c. submental
d. submandibular
B
The retropharyngeal (tonsillar) nodes and parotid nodes lie at the angle of the mandible. The submental and submandibular nodes lie more distal to the mandible, and the supraclavicular nodes lie superior to the clavicle.
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