ShoulderandAxilla
6
Plate410
Axilla:PosteriorWall
Brachial plexus
trunks
Superior
(cut)
Middle
Inferior
(cut)
Radial nerve (
deflected laterally
)
Coracobrachialis
muscle
(cut)
Biceps brachii muscle
Long head tendon
Short head muscle
and tendon (
cut
)
Pectoralis major muscle (
cut
)
Axillary nerve
Axillary nerve branches
Superior lateral brachial
cutaneous nerve
Posterior branch
Anterior branch
Branch to teres
minor muscle
Triceps brachii
muscle
Medial head
Long head
Biceps brachii
muscle (
cut
)
Long head
Short head
Pectoralis
major
muscle
(
cut
)
External oblique muscle
Coracobrachialis
muscle and tendon
(
cut
)
Pectoralis
minor muscle
(
cut
)
Deltoid muscle
Coracoid process and
pectoralis minor (tendon,
cut
)
Posterior cord
Superior transverse
scapular ligament
Supraspinatus muscle
Clavicle and subclavius muscle
Trapezius muscle
Sternocleidomastoid
muscle
Teres minor muscle
Latissimus dorsi muscle
Teres major muscle
Lower subscapular nerve
Thoracodorsal nerve
Upper subscapular nerve
Subscapularis muscle
Serratus anterior muscle
See±also±
Plates 415, 416, 461
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