Category
page 1Axillas
armpit
The axilla (: axillae or axillas; also known as the armpit, underarm or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the shoulder joint. It includes the axillary space, an anatomical space within the shoulder girdle between the arm and the thoracic cage, bounded superiorly by the imaginary plane between the superior borders of the first rib, clavicle and scapula (above which are considered part of the neck), medially by the serratus anterior muscle and thoracolumbar fascia, anteriorly by the pectoral muscles and posteriorly by the subscapularis, teres major and latissimus dorsi muscle.
axillary artery
large blood vessel bringing oxygenated blood to the thorax
underarm hair
human body hair
axillary vein
large vein between the thorax and the heart
armpit fetishism
partialism in which an individual is sexually attracted to armpits
axillary nerve
nerve of the human body near the armpit

axillary fascia
axillary lymph node
lymph node
axillary sheath
neurovascular sheath enclosing axillary artery and cords of brachial plexus