ShoulderandAxilla
6
Plate414
AxillaryArteryandAnastomosesaroundScapula
Anterior view
Transverse cervical artery
Suprascapular artery
Acromion and
acromial anastomosis
Dorsal scapular artery
Coracoid process
Anterior circumflex
humeral artery
Posterior circumflex
humeral artery
Subscapular artery
Circumflex
scapular artery
Brachial artery
Thoracodorsal artery
Lateral thoracic artery
Inferior thyroid artery
Ascending cervical artery
Thyrocervical trunk
Vertebral artery
Subclavian artery
Anterior scalene muscle
Internal thoracic artery
Clavicle (
cut
)
Superior thoracic
artery
Thoraco-acromial artery
Clavicular branch
Acromial branch
Deltoid branch
Pectoral branch
1, 2, 3 indicate 1st,
2nd, and 3rd parts of
axillary artery
Levator scapulae muscle
Dorsal scapular artery
Supraspinatus muscle (
cut
)
Superior transverse
scapular ligament and
suprascapular foramen
Spine of scapula
Infraspinatus muscle (
cut
)
Teres minor muscle (
cut
)
Teres major muscle
Omohyoid muscle (inferior belly)
Suprascapular artery
Acromial branch of
thoraco-acromial artery
Acromion and
acromial plexus
Infraspinous
branch of
suprascapular
artery
Posterior
circumflex
humeral
artery (in
quadrangular
space) and
ascending and
descending
branches
Circumflex
scapular artery
Lateral head
Posterior view
Triceps
brachii
muscle
Long head
1
2
3
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