The medial pectoral nerve runs from superior to the axillary vein to the undersurface of the greater pectoral muscle, passing through the axillary fat pad and across the level II nodes; it has an ...

Once the nerve is identified, axillary tissue may be swept anteriorly away from the nerve by blunt dissection along the anterior serratus muscle; there are no significant vessels in this area. The ...

The transverse plane, or the axial plane, divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) halves. Movements that occur in this plane involve rotation or horizontal movement, which include: ...