Axillary space
| Axillary space | |
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 Axillary space, between the teres major and teres minor muscles, and split into a medial and lateral part by the triceps brachii muscle. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | spatium axillare |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The axillary space is an anatomic space,[1] bounded by teres major muscle, teres minor muscle and humerus. It is split into two parts by the long head of the triceps brachii into a lateral quadrangular and a medial triangular part. The lateral part is known as the quadrangular space and the medial, the triangular space.
Structure
Lateral axillary space
This space is quadrangular, and therefore also called the quadrangular space. The axillary nerve, posterior humeral circumflex artery and posterior humeral circumflex vein pass through it.
Medial axillary space
This space is triangular, and is therefore also called the triangular space. The scapular circumflex artery and scapular circumflex vein pass through it.
References
- ^ Scott L. Spear; Shawna C. Willey (2006). Surgery of the breast: principles and art. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-0-7817-4756-1. Retrieved 17 July 2010.