Axillary artery
Large blood vessel bringing oxygenated blood to the thorax / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In human anatomy, the axillary artery is a large blood vessel that conveys oxygenated blood to the lateral aspect of the thorax, the axilla (armpit) and the upper limb. Its origin is at the lateral margin of the first rib, before which it is called the subclavian artery.
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Axillary artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Subclavian artery |
Branches | Superior thoracic thoracoacromial lateral thoracic subscapular anterior circumflex humeral posterior circumflex humeral continues as brachial artery |
Vein | Axillary vein |
Supplies | Axilla |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria axillaris |
MeSH | D001366 |
TA98 | A12.2.09.002 |
TA2 | 4616 |
FMA | 22654 |
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After passing the lower margin of teres major it becomes the brachial artery.