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lateral border of axilla

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intertubercular groove of humerus

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axilla has these things

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axillary artery, vein, lymph nodes, cords/branches of brachial plexus

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anterior wall of axilla

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pec major

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posterior axilla borders

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scapula, lat dorsi and teres major more inferiorly

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axillary artery has a blank in the axilla

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suprascapular anastamoses

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turns into axillary artery

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subclavian

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turns into brachial artery

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axillary

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where axillary artery turns into brachial artery

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lateral border of first rib to inferior part of teres major

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axillary artery branches

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  1. superior throacic
  2. thoracoacromial trunk
  3. lateral thoracic
  4. subscapular
  5. anterior humeral circumflex
  6. posterior humeral circumflex
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largest axillary artery branch

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subscapular

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axillary artery branches are named for their blank

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target

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recurring pattern of redundant arterial supply in joints

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anastamosis

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artery running over scapula and spine of scapula

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suprascapular

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artery along medial morder of scapular

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dorsal scapular

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branches of dorsal scapular artery

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posterior intercostal arteries

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artery running behind scapular that branches off subscapular artery and runs on posterior surface

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circumflex scapular artery

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two blank veins and one blank vein form axillary vein

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brachial, basilic

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two largest lymph nodes of axilla that all the lymph drains into

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central, apical

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dissection of axillary lymph nodes can determine blank of blank

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stage, cancer

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c5-c8 and t1 are blank rami and make up blank

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anterior, brachial plexus

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roots of brachial plexus are blank

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bidirectional

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roots go into blank

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trunks

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trunks go into blank

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divisions

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c5 could make it to blank but it doesnt

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ulnar nerve

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c8 could make it to the blank but it doesnt

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radial nerve

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upper plexus injuries are caused by

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sidebending away the head

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waiters tip (erb duchenne palsy) is upper plexus and presents a blank shoulder

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medial rotation

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lower brachial plexus injury involves these roots and presents with curled pinky and ring finger called blank

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klunky c8, t1

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lower brachial plexus injury is caused by a forceful shoulder blank

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abduction

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divisions go into blank

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cords

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cords go into blank

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branches