Question

a college student presents with a sore throat, fever, and fatigue for several days. exudates are on their enlarged tonsils. a careful lymphatic examination reveals some scattered small mobile lymph nodes just behind the sternocleidomastoid muscles bilaterally. what group of nodes is this?
submandibular
posterior cervical
tonsillar
occipital

Explanation:

Posterior cervical nodes are located behind the sternocleidomastoid muscles. Other options have different anatomical locations.

Answer:

B. Posterior cervical