Breast and Axilla Flashcards
1
Q
What muscles sit on the posterior border to the axilla?
A
Latissimus dorsi muscle
Teres major muscle
Subscapularis muscle
2
Q
What sits on the lateral border to the axilla?
A
The humerus bone
3
Q
What is the groove on the humerus?
A
the intertubercular sulcus
4
Q
What muscle sits at the medial border of the axilla?
A
Serratus anterior muscle
5
Q
What muscles sit at the anterior border of the axilla?
A
Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor
6
Q
What muscle does the breast tissue sit on top of?
A
Pectoralis major
7
Q
What separates the pectoralis major and the breast tissue?
A
Pectoral fascia
