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Pectoral region - Thoracic wall-Breast - Surface anatomy - e-Anatomy
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Pectoral region

Regio pectoralis

  • Latin synonym: Pectus

Definition

Antoine Micheau

The pectoral region refers to the area of the anterior chest wall superficial to the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles.

The pectoral region contains the mammary region and inframammary region

References

Gallery

  • Pectoral region - Thoracic wall-Breast - Surface anatomy - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - MR arthrography shoulder - Axial T1 FS - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - MR arthrography shoulder - Sagittal T1 - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - MR arthrography shoulder - ABER T1 FS - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT arthrography shoulder - Axial - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT arthrography shoulder - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT arthrography shoulder - Coronal - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT head and neck - Axial - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT head and neck - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT head and neck - Coronal - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT head and neck - 3D - Skin - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - Radiography chest abdomen pelvis - Chest X-ray (CXR) - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - Radiography chest abdomen pelvis - Ribs X-ray - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT chest - Axial - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT chest - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT chest - Coronal - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT chest - VR - Surface anatomy - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT peritoneal cavity - Transverse - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT peritoneal cavity - Coronal - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - CT peritoneal cavity - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - MRI brachial plexus - Axial - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - MRI brachial plexus - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
  • Pectoral region - MRI brachial plexus - Coronal - e-Anatomy
Pectoral region - Thoracic wall-Breast - Surface anatomy - e-Anatomy
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Anatomical hierarchy

Human anatomy 2

  1. Human body >
  2. Regions of human body >
  3. Regions of thorax >
  4. Anterior region of thorax >
  5. Pectoral region

Underlying structures:

  • Mammary region
  • Inframammary region

Human anatomy 1

  1. General Anatomy >
  2. Planes, lines and regions >
  3. Regions of human body >
  4. Anterior and lateral thoracic regions >
  5. Pectoral region

Underlying structures:

  • Lateral pectoral region
  • Mammary region
  • Inframammary region
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