AXILLA
- axilla
- boundaries
- apex/cervicoaxillary canal
- directed upwards and medially towards root of neck
- truncated and corresponds to a triangular interval
- anteriorly by posterior surface of clavicle
- posteriorly by
- superior border of of scapula
- medial aspect of coracoid process
- medially
- outer border of 1st rib
- this oblique passage is called as
- cervico axillary canal
- base or floor
- directed downwards
- formed by
- skin , superficial and axillary fascia
- convex upwards
- with concavity of axilla
- walls
- anterior wall
- pectoralis major infront
- clavipectoral fascia
- pectoralis minor
- posterior wall
- subscapularis
- teres major
- latissimus dorsi below
- medial wall
- upper 4 ribs and their intercostal muscles
- upper part of serratus anterior muscle
- lateral wall
- upper part of shaft of humerus
- in region of bicipital groove
- coracobrachialis
- short head of biceps
- layout
- axillary artery and brachial plexis
- run from apex to base
- introduction
- base
- four walls
- anterior wall
- posterior wall
- medial wall
- lateral wall
- contents
- axillary artery and its branches
- axillary vein and its tributaries
- infraclavicular part of brachial plexus
- five groups of axillary lymph nodes
- long thoracic and intercostobranchial nerves
- axillary fat and areolar tissue
- PARTS
- first part
- relations
- anterior
- skin
- superficial fascia
- deep fascia
- clavicular part of pectoralis major
- clavipectoral fascia and its piercing structures
- loop of communication between lateral and medial pectoral nerves
- posterior
- first intercostal space with external intercostal muscle
- first and second digitations of serratus anterior
- medial cord of brachial plexus with its medial pectoral branch
- lateral
- lateral and posterior cords
- medial
- axillary vein
- second part
- relations
- anterior
- skin
- superficial fascia
- deep fascia
- pectoralis minor
- pectoralis major
- posterior
- posterior cord of brachial plexus
- subscapularis
- lateral
- lateral cord of brachial plexus
- coracobrachialis
- medial
- medial cord of brachial plexus
- medial pectoral nerve
- axillary vein
- third part
- anterior
- skin
- superficial fascia
- deep fascia
- upper part
- pectoralis major and medial root of median nerve
- posterior
- radial nerve
- axillary nerve
- subscapularis in upper part
- lower part
- tendons of latissimus dorsi and teres major
- lateral
- coracobrachialis
- musculocutaneous nerve
- lateral root of median nerve
- medial
- axillary vein
- medial cutaneous nerve of forearm ,ulnar nerve
- axillary artery and axillary vein
- medial cutaneous nerve of arm
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