Breast And Pectoral Region Flashcards
What joins upper limb to trunk
Pectoral girdle
What makes up the pectoral girdle
Clavicle and scapula
What is the most frequently fractured bone and where
Clavicle in its middle third
What overlaps the chest wall
Pectoral muscles
Latissimus dorsi
Serratus anterior
Lymphatic drainage of thoracic wall
What are the joints of the pectoral girdle
Sternoclavical joint
Acromioclavical joint
Glenohumeral joint
Where are mammary glands found
In subcutaneous tissue overlying the pectoral muscles
Describe arterial supply of breast
Anterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic artery
Lateral thoracic and thoracoacromial arteries
Posterior intercostal arteries
Describe venous drainage of breast
Axillary vein
Internal thoracic vein
Where is lymph of the breast drained to
Infraclavicular nodes
Internal thoracic groups
Axillary lymph nodes
State five groups of axillary nodes
Pectoral nodes Lateral nodes Subscapular nodes Central nodes Apical nodes
Metastasis
Spread of cancer cells
Mastectomy
Excision of breast
Lumpectomy
Only tumor and surrounding tissues are removed
Mammography
Radiographic examination of breast
