Chest

The chest ( pectus Latin adjective pectoralis ) is the front half of the fuselage in vertebrates, the upstanding people of the upper part of the trunk.

The bony basis of the chest is the chest (thorax ), this surrounds the thoracic cavity ( cavum thoracis ) with the lying in her organs. The thorax consists of the thoracic spine, the ribs ( costae ), and the sternum ( sternum). The largest muscle of the chest is the large chest muscle ( pectoralis major). The lymphatic drainage from the breast takes place predominantly via the axillary lymph nodes.

The term " breast " is also used for the breast of the woman ( mom ). However, the arrangement of the mammary gland ( mammary gland ) in the area of the breast is typically only a few mammals.