superficial cervical lymph nodes superficial cervical lymph nodes the superficial cervical lymph nodes are lymph nodes that lie near the surface of the neck. superficial cervical lymph nodes1: submental lymph nodes2: submandibular lymph nodes3: supraclavicular lymph nodes4: retropharyngeal lymph nodes5: buccal lymph nodes6: superficial cervical lymph nodes7: jugular lymph nodes8: parotid lymph nodes9: retroauricular lymph nodes & occipital lymph nodessuperficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (superficial cervical labeled at center left.)detailssystemlymphatic systemdrains tosuperior deep cervical lymph nodesidentifierslatinnodi lymphoidei cervicales superficialesanatomical terminology some sources state simply that they lie along the external jugular vein, while other sources state that they are only adjacent to the external jugular vein in the posterior triangle, and they are adjacent to the anterior jugular vein in the anterior triangle. they can be broken down into: superficial anterior cervical lymph nodes superficial lateral cervical lymph nodes