The hepatic lymph nodes consist of the following groups: Visceral Nodes of the Abdominal Cavity The hepatic lymph nodes consist of the following groups: The lymph nodes of the hepatic chain receive afferents from the stomach, duodenum, liver, gall-bladder, and pancreas; their efferents join the celiac group of preaortic lymph nodes. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 706 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)