| Lymph: Pectoral axillary lymph nodes | ||
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| Lymphatics of the mamma, and the axillary glands | ||
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| 2. Axillary lymphatic plexus 4. Cubital lymph nodes (not part of the lymph node drainage of the breast) 5. Superficial axillary (low axillary) 6. Deep axillary lymph nodes 7. Brachial axillary lymph nodes 8. Interpectoral axillary lymph nodes (Rotter nodes) 10. Paramammary or intramammary lymph nodes 11. Parasternal lymph nodes (internal mammary nodes) |
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| Latin | nodi lymphoidei axillares pectorales | |
| Gray's | subject #178 699 | |
| Drains to | central lymph nodes | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_09/12576303 | |
An anterior or pectoral group consists of four or five glands along the lower border of the Pectoralis minor, in relation with the lateral thoracic artery. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Introduction ( Lacteals or Chyliferous vessels Chyle A central or intermediate group of three or four large glands is imbedded in the Adipose tissue near the base of the Axilla. Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group The Pectoralis minor is a thin triangular muscle situated at the upper part of the Chest, beneath the Pectoralis major. In Human anatomy, the lateral thoracic artery (or external mammary artery) is a Blood vessel that supplies oxygenated Blood to the lateral structures
Their afferents drain the skin and muscles of the anterior and lateral thoracic walls, and the central and lateral parts of the mamma; their efferents pass partly to the central and partly to the subclavicular groups of axillary glands. Afferent is an Anatomical term with the following meanings Conveying towards a center for example the Afferent arterioles conveying blood The Axillary lymph nodes are of large size vary from twenty to thirty in number and may be arranged in the following groups Brachial lymph nodes (or "lateral"
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 Lymph Nodes of the Upper Limb and Breast |
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