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===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] ===== | ===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] ===== | ||
1. | <i>1. Floor:</i> axillary fascia extending from the fascia over the serratus anterior to the deep fascia of the arm. Attached in front & behind to the axillary folds. Suspended by a ligament from the lower border of pectoralis minor. | ||
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<br/>2. | <br/><i>2. Anterior wall:</i> pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, subclavius, clavipectoral fascia. | ||
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<br/>3. | <br/><i>3. Posterior wall:</i> subscapularis, teres major, tendon of the latissimus dorsi. | ||
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<br/>4. | <br/><i>4. Medial wall:</i> serratus anterior. | ||
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<br/>5. | <br/><i>5. Lateral wall:</i> humerus. | ||
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<br/>6. | <br/><i>6. Apex:</i> clavicle (anterior), scapula (posterior), first rib (medial). <i>Channel of communication between axilla & posterior triangle of the neck.</i> | ||
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<br/><b>Image:</b> Tenderness.co. (2018). Axillary Artery. [online] Available at: http://tenderness.co/axillary-artery/ [Accessed 16 Nov. 2018]. | <br/><b>Image:</b> Tenderness.co. (2018). Axillary Artery. [online] Available at: http://tenderness.co/axillary-artery/ [Accessed 16 Nov. 2018]. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:52, 8 January 2023
SUMMARY
1. Floor: axillary fascia extending from the fascia over the serratus anterior to the deep fascia of the arm. Attached in front & behind to the axillary folds. Suspended by a ligament from the lower border of pectoralis minor.
2. Anterior wall: pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, subclavius, clavipectoral fascia.
3. Posterior wall: subscapularis, teres major, tendon of the latissimus dorsi.
4. Medial wall: serratus anterior.
5. Lateral wall: humerus.
6. Apex: clavicle (anterior), scapula (posterior), first rib (medial). Channel of communication between axilla & posterior triangle of the neck.
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.
