axillary artery
Sign in to savelarge blood vessel bringing oxygenated blood to the thorax
Key facts
- 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
- Latin
- arteria axillaris
- Mesh
- D001366
- Ta98
- A12.2.09.002
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
5,742 papers- Axillary artery aneurysms in pediatric patients: A narrative review.Vascular · 2024
- Axillary Artery Injuries Associated With Proximal Humerus Fractures: A Literature Review and a Proposal of a Novel Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach.Vascular and endovascular surgery · 2024
- Axillary Artery Aneurysm.Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP · 2018
- Bilateral Axillary Artery Aneurysms in a Six-Year-Old Child.Annals of vascular surgery · 2018
- Should axillary artery to coronary artery bypass be part of the cardiac surgeon's armamentarium?European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2007
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
After passing the lower margin of teres major it becomes the brachial artery.
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