Lateral mammary branches of lateral thoracic artery

Rami mammarii laterales arteriae thoracicae lateralis

  • Related terms: Lateral mammary branches

Definition

In the female the lateral thoracic artery supplies a lateral mammary branch which turns round the free edge of the Pectoralis major and supplies the mamma.

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/).

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