midaxillary

In the adult nulliparous female, it extends vertically from the second to the sixth rib, and transversely from the side of the sternum to the midaxillary line.

XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 5. Surface Anatomy of the Thorax 1918

The highest point is 4 cm. from the middle line of the back at the level of the tip of the ninth thoracic spinous process; the lowest point is in the midaxillary line at the level of the first lumbar spinous process.

XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 8. Surface Markings of the Abdomen 1918

The horizontal fissure in the right lung is indicated by a line drawn from the midpoint of the preceding, or from the point where it cuts the midaxillary line, to the midsternal line at the level of the fourth costal cartilage.

XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 6. Surface Markings of the Thorax 1918

On either side of the thorax the anterior and posterior axillary lines are drawn vertically from the corresponding axillary folds; the midaxillary line runs downward from the apex of the axilla.

XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 6. Surface Markings of the Thorax 1918

In the female they are two large hemispherical eminences lying within the superficial fascia and situated on the front and sides of the chest; each extends from the second rib above to the sixth rib below, and from the side of the sternum to near the midaxillary line.

XI. Splanchnology. 3d. 6. The Mammæ 1918

It crosses the eighth costochondral junction in the mammary line, the tenth rib in the midaxillary line, and is prolonged thence to the spinous process of the twelfth thoracic vertebra.

XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 6. Surface Markings of the Thorax 1918

This line crosses the mid-clavicular line at the sixth, and the midaxillary line at the eighth rib.

XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 6. Surface Markings of the Thorax 1918

Linear burns are partial-thickness burns, 1-4 cm wide, that occur over moisture-rich areas of the body, such as beneath the breasts, down the mid chest, and in the midaxillary line.

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Linear burns are partial-thickness burns, 1-4 cm wide, that occur over moisture-rich areas of the body, such as beneath the breasts, down the mid chest, and in the midaxillary line.

digg.com: Stories / Popular 2010