Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Dissection of breast and anterolateral thoracic wall
Right breast dissected in situ
Image #114-6
KEYWORDS: Breast.
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Dissection of breast and anterolateral thoracic wall
Right breast dissected in situ
- Axillary fascia
- Lateral thoracic artery and vein
- Latissimus dorsi muscle
- Thoracoepigastric vein
- Nipple (mammary papilla)
- Areola
- Superficial fascia
- Lateral cutaneous branch intercostal nerve VI
- Serratus anterior muscle
- Pectoralis major muscle
- Mammary branch internal thoracic artery
- Anterior cutaneous branch intercostal nerve II
- Body of sternum
- Mammary body
- Cutaneous ligaments (this and other suspensory bands of the breast were divided in removing the skin)
- Sheath of rectus abdominis muscle