Anterior superficial chest wall

Looks like

The front outer chest: skin, breast tissue and the pectoral muscles over the breastbone and ribs.

What it does

Protects the heart and lungs and moves the arms forward and across the body.

Keeping it well

Tender chest wall pain after strain is common. Check the breasts regularly; any new lump or skin change needs a doctor.

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Pleural effusion
• Pneumothorax
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Tetanus