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1
Q

What is the Axilla?

A

The pyramidal space below the shoulder joint

2
Q

What does the Axilla provide?

A

A passageway for vessels and nerves going to / from the upper limb

3
Q

What shape (roughly) is the Axilla?

A

Pyramidal:
1 x Apex
1 x Base
4 x Walls

4
Q

What forms the Anterior Wall of the Axilla?

A
  1. Pectoralis Major
  2. Pectoralis Minor
  3. Subclavius Muscles
5
Q

What forms the Posterior Wall of the Axilla?

A
  1. Subscapularis Muscle
  2. Teres Major
  3. Latissimus Dorsi
6
Q

What forms the Medial Wall of the Axilla?

A
  1. Serratus Anterior

2. Thoracic Wall

7
Q

What forms the Lateral Wall of the Axilla?

A
  1. Intertubercular Groove of the Humerus
8
Q

What structures are found in the Axilla?

A
  1. Axillary Artery (+ branches) and Vein (+ tribuaries)
  2. Brachial Plexus
  3. Axillary Lymph Nodes and Vessels
  4. Biceps Brachi
  5. Coracobrachialis
9
Q

The Axillary Artery is a continuation of which Artery?

A

The Subclavian Artery

10
Q

At what anatomical point does the Axillary Artery begin?

A

Lateral Border of the 1st Rib

11
Q

The Axillary Artery continues beyond the Axilla as which Vessel?

A

The Brachial Artery

12
Q

At what anatomical point does the Brachial Artery begin?

A

Inferior Border of Teres Major

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