Summary Anatomy of axilla with neurovascular supply
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Medicine
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Keele University (KU)
Anatomy of axilla with neurovascular supply summary notes for this relatively complicated structure
Emphasise on lymph nodes and pathway of lymphatic drainage through the axilla
,Location and borders
• It’s the pyramidal space between the upper thoracic wall and the a
• It borders with
the pectoralis minor and major (anterior wall)
The scapula and latissimus dorsi and teres major (posterior wall)
Thoracic wall – 1st to 4th ribs as well as the intercostal muscles and
serratus anterior (medial wall)
The intertubercular sulcus in the humerus (lateral wall)
, Axillary artery
• It begins at the lateral border of the 1st rib as a continuation of the
subclavian artery and ends at the inferior border of the teres major
• It passes posterior to the pectoralis minor into the arm and then
becomes the brachial artery when it passes distally to the inferior
border of the teres major.
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