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Braz. j. morphol. sci
; 29(2): 76-78, apr.-jun. 2012. ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-665209
RESUMO
The sternalis muscles presence is an uncommon anatomic variation of the anterior chest walls musculature. It is insufficiently mentioned by the most of anatomical textbooks, although it has been well described by the literature. The study of this anatomic variation is extremely relevant, principally for the interpretation of images exams that approach this region. For this studys achievement, 102 cadavers were dissected (97 of the male sex and 5 of the female sex). The study of the sternalis muscle avoids the expenses with exams and the indication of aggressive treatments in a wrong way.