Drainage of the tip of the tongue.. Submental nodes

Drainage of tip of the tongue:

a. Submandibular lymph nodes   

b. Submental***

Drainage of tongue: - 

• Deep cervical nodes: drains median part of anterior two-thirds;

• Retropharyngeal - drains posterior third;

• submandibular: - drains lateral part of anterior two-thirds;

• submental - drains tip of tongue (through tongue muscles and mylohyoid).