The anatomy and diseases of the breast .. . 6, In this subject twonerves, the upper going to the vessels below thebreast, the lower to the skin below it. 7, The se-venth is distributed much below the breast. Fig. 2. Shows the fourth posterior nerve coming out of thechest below the fourth rib, and proceeding to thegland of the breast and to the nipple. Fig. 3. The fourth anterior or reflected nerve passing from thechest between the cartilages of the ribs, and turningback to the basis of the nipple, where it is distributedto the skin and upon the branches of arteries. Fig. 4. The arteries and ne
The anatomy and diseases of the breast .. . 6, In this subject twonerves, the upper going to the vessels below thebreast, the lower to the skin below it. 7, The se-venth is distributed much below the breast. Fig. 2. Shows the fourth posterior nerve coming out of thechest below the fourth rib, and proceeding to thegland of the breast and to the nipple. Fig. 3. The fourth anterior or reflected nerve passing from thechest between the cartilages of the ribs, and turningback to the basis of the nipple, where it is distributedto the skin and upon the branches of arteries. Fig. 4. The arteries and nerves of the breast of a child. Ar-teries : «, Thoracica longa. b, b, External mammaryartery, c, d, e,f, g, Anterior arteries from the inter-nal mammary. Nerves: Posterior or direct, 2, 3, 4,5, 6; the third, fourth, and fiifth, going to the nippleof the breast: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, point to the anterior orreflected nerves, of which fig. 10, goes directly to thebase of the nipple, fig. 9, upon the artery which de-scends to the breast. PI. XJB.
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