Axilla Flashcards
1
Q
What forms the axilla
A
Clavicle Scapula Upper thoracic wall Humerus And related muscle
2
Q
State the sides of the axilla
A
Inlet Anterior wall Lateral wall Medial wall Posterior wall Floor
3
Q
What is associated with the inlet
A
Lateral margin of rib 1
Clavicle
Superior margin of scapula to coracoid process
4
Q
What is associated with the anterior wall
A
Pectoralis major and minor
Subclavius muscles
Clavipectoral fascia
5
Q
What is associated with the lateral wall
A
Intertubecular sulcus
6
Q
What is associated with the Medial wall
A
Upper thoracic wall
Serratus anterior muscle
7
Q
What is associated with the posterior wall
A
Subscapularis teres major
Latissimus dorsi muscle
Long head of triceps brachi muscle
8
Q
Floor
A
Skin of armpit
Open laterally into arm
