Axilla Flashcards
Quadrangular space contents
Posterior circumflex artery and axillary nerve
Quadrangular space borders
Teres major, teres minor, long head of triceps, humerus
Triangular hiatus borders
Teres major
Long and lateral heads of triceps
Triangular hiatus contents
Radial nerve
Deep artery of arm (profundi brachii)
Apex of axilla
Cervico-axillary canal
Bounded by first rib, clavicle, superior edge of scapula
Arteries, veins, lymphatics, and nerves pass through
Base of axilla
Concave skin
Subcutaneous tissue and axillary fascia extending from arm to thoracic wall forming the axillary fossa
Anterior wall of axilla
Formed by pectoralis major and minor muscles and clavipectoral fascia
Posterior wall of axilla
formed by the scapula and subscapularis anteriorly and teres major and latissimus dorsi inferiorly
Medial wall of axilla
formed by the thoracic wall and the overlying serratus anterior
Lateral wall of axilla
Formed by intertubercular sulcus of humerus