Axilla

What are the borders of the axilla?
- top: 1st rib/top of clavicle
- lateral: humerus
- medial: rib cage
- bottom: skin and fascia between lat dorsi and pec major
- anterior: pec major
- posterior: scapula
Contents of the axilla
- 1. Brachial plexus
- 2. axillary fat and fascia
- 3. muscles
- 4. axillary vessels and branches
- 5. axillary lymph nodes
Boundaries and contents of Muscular Quadrangular Space
- Boundaries:
- laterally: surgical neck of humerus
- medially: triceps (long head)
- superiorly: subscapularis
- inferiorly: teres major
- Contents:
- axillary nerve
- posterior humeral circumflex artery
Borders and contents of triangular interval
- borders:
- superior: teres major
- lateral: humerus
- medial: long head of triceps
- Contents:
- Radial Nerve
- Profunda Brachii Artery
Name the 5 lymphatic groups in the axilla and describe where they are
- Look at the study notes:
- 1) humeral (or lateral)

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Axilla

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Axilla

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2012-10-27T19:29:20Z

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