Lateral mammary branches of intercostal nerve
Rami mammarii laterales nervi intercostalis
- Related terms: Lateral mammary branches
Definition
The anterior branches of the third to sixth intercostal nerves run forward to the side and the forepart of the chest, supplying the skin and the mamma and forming the lateral mammary branches.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
