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===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] ===== | ===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] ===== | ||
1. Axillary artery | 1. Axillary artery: first & second parts travel in the axilla | ||
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<br/>2. Axillary vein | <br/>2. Axillary vein: lies medial to the artery and brachial plexus throughout | ||
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<br/>3. Brachial plexus | <br/>3. Brachial plexus: cords embrace the 2<sup>nd</sup> (posterior) part of the axillary artery in a manner indicated by their names (lateral, medial, posterior) | ||
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<br/>4. Tendons of the | <br/>4. Tendons of the biceps brachii, coracobrachialis & pectoralis minor pass through | ||
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<br/>5. Axillary lymph nodes | <br/>5. Axillary lymph nodes: receive lymph from UL & pectoral region | ||
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<br/>[[Image:IMG_4341.PNG]] | <br/>[[Image:IMG_4341.PNG]] | ||
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<br/><b>Image:</b> Tenderness.co. (2018). Axillary Artery. [online] Available at: [http://tenderness.co/axillary-artery/ http://tenderness.co/axillary-artery/] [Accessed 16 Nov. 2018]. | |||
Latest revision as of 18:52, 8 January 2023
SUMMARY
1. Axillary artery: first & second parts travel in the axilla
2. Axillary vein: lies medial to the artery and brachial plexus throughout
3. Brachial plexus: cords embrace the 2nd (posterior) part of the axillary artery in a manner indicated by their names (lateral, medial, posterior)
4. Tendons of the biceps brachii, coracobrachialis & pectoralis minor pass through
5. Axillary lymph nodes: receive lymph from UL & pectoral region
Image: Tenderness.co. (2018). Axillary Artery. [online] Available at: http://tenderness.co/axillary-artery/ [Accessed 16 Nov. 2018].
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
