AXILLA-CONTENTS
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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.
