Description
The blood supply of the breast arises from 5 main sources including the internal mammary arteryfrom the subclavian artery (1), three branches from the axillary artery including the thoraco-acromial branch, (2) the lateral thoracic (3) the thoracodorsal artery that arises from the axillary artery and intercostal arteries arising from branches supplying ribs 3-5.
Artistically the red arteries stand out above the underlying nude figure. There is a beautiful balance between art and biology.