They lie deep to the fascia of Camper that overlies the femoral vessels at the medial aspect of the thigh.

[1] They are divided into three groups: They may receive lymphatic afferents from the following as applicable: They drain to the deep inguinal lymph nodes.

They lie medial to the femoral vein deep to the cribriform fascia.

[7] It can instead be considered as the inferior-most of the external iliac lymph nodes.

[7][9] This node is named for French surgeon Jules Germain Cloquet,[3][4] or for German anatomist Johann Christian Rosenmüller.