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Chest Wall
Chest Wall
Brett W. Carter, MD, CPPS; Gerald F. Abbott, MD, FACR
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GENERAL ANATOMY AND FUNCTION

  • Chest Wall Anatomy

    • Function

      • Surface Landmarks

        SKELETAL STRUCTURES

        • Thoracic Vertebrae

          • Shoulder Girdle

            • Sternum

              • Clavicle

                • Scapula

                  • Ribs

                    MUSCLES

                    • Pectoral

                      • Intercostal

                        • Serratus Anterior

                          • Back Muscles

                            VESSELS

                            • Arteries

                              • Veins

                                • Lymphatics

                                  SOFT TISSUES

                                  • Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues

                                    • Nerves

                                      ANATOMIC REGIONS

                                      • Thoracic Inlet

                                        • Thoracic Outlet

                                          • Supraclavicular Region

                                            • Axilla

                                              • Breast and Pectoral Region

                                                IMAGING

                                                • Radiography

                                                  • Computed Tomography

                                                    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

                                                      • Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities

                                                        • Inflammatory and Infectious Disease

                                                          • Neoplasia

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                                                            GENERAL ANATOMY AND FUNCTION

                                                            • Chest Wall Anatomy

                                                              • Function

                                                                • Surface Landmarks

                                                                  SKELETAL STRUCTURES

                                                                  • Thoracic Vertebrae

                                                                    • Shoulder Girdle

                                                                      • Sternum

                                                                        • Clavicle

                                                                          • Scapula

                                                                            • Ribs

                                                                              MUSCLES

                                                                              • Pectoral

                                                                                • Intercostal

                                                                                  • Serratus Anterior

                                                                                    • Back Muscles

                                                                                      VESSELS

                                                                                      • Arteries

                                                                                        • Veins

                                                                                          • Lymphatics

                                                                                            SOFT TISSUES

                                                                                            • Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues

                                                                                              • Nerves

                                                                                                ANATOMIC REGIONS

                                                                                                • Thoracic Inlet

                                                                                                  • Thoracic Outlet

                                                                                                    • Supraclavicular Region

                                                                                                      • Axilla

                                                                                                        • Breast and Pectoral Region

                                                                                                          IMAGING

                                                                                                          • Radiography

                                                                                                            • Computed Tomography

                                                                                                              • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

                                                                                                                • Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities

                                                                                                                  • Inflammatory and Infectious Disease

                                                                                                                    • Neoplasia