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	VI. The Arteries. 4b. The Axilla. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
		The axillary artery and vein, with the brachial plexus of nerves, extend obliquely along the lateral boundary of the axilla, from its apex to its base, and are placed much nearer to the anterior than to the posterior wall, the vein lying to the thoracic side of the artery and partially concealing it.
		At the forepart of the axilla, in contact with the Pectorales, are the thoracic branches of the axillary artery, and along the lower margin of the Pectoralis minor the lateral thoracic artery extends to the side of the chest.
		artery and the descending branch of the transverse cervical; the other is continued along the axillary border of the scapula, between the Teres major and minor, and at the dorsal surface of the inferior angle anastomoses with the descending branch of the transverse cervical.
	www.bartleby.com /107/149.html (1632 words)

	New York School Of Regional Anesthesia - Axillary Brachial Plexus Block
		When the location of the artery and the plexus is not immediately apparent, asking the patient to adduct the arm against resistance during palpation of the artery tenses the pectoralis and coracobrachialis muscles.
		However, when the axillary artery is punctured before the plexus is stimulated (rare), we do not continue searching for stimulation but resort to the transarterial technique and inject one third of the total volume of the local anesthetic posterior and one third anterior to the axillary artery.
		The musculocutaneous nerve is not consistently blocked with the axillary brachial plexus block, because this nerve leaves the brachial plexus sheath proximally.
	www.nysora.com /techniques/axillary_brachial_plexus_block (3023 words)

	Axillary artery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		The axillary artery is often referred to as having three parts, with these divisions based on its location relative to the pectoralis minor muscle, which is in front of the artery.
		The axillary artery is accompanied by the axillary vein along its length.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Axillary_artery (559 words)

	Apria - resources - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Axillary cannulation was subsequently planned for elective surgery in 11 patients (Table I): 3 reoperative coronary surgery, 3 valve redo-operations and 5 cases of aortic valve insufficiency + aneurysm of the ascending aorta.
		The axillary artery, identified by palpation and exposed medially to the pectoralis minor muscle, is freed from connective tissue, mobilized proximally without touching the medial and lateral brachial plexus cords and then suspended by 2 umbilical tapes.
		In the case of small axillary artery, a side graft is recommended 4, 7 to maintain an adequate flow, particularly in overweight patients, and to avoid ipoperfusion of the upper extremities (compartment syndrome).
	www.apria.com /resources/1,2725,494-551776,00.html (1448 words)

	Chapter 8: THE SHOULDER AND AXILLA
		The chief contents of the axilla are the axillary artery and vein, a part of the brachial plexus and its branches, and the axillary lymph nodes.
		The plexus is enclosed with the axillary vessels in the axillary sheath, which is a prolongation of the cervical fascia posterioinferior to the clavicle and into the axilla.
		The axillary nerve is a branch of the posterior cord.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~humananatomy/part_2/chapter_8.html (5103 words)

	eMedicine - Hand, Upper Extremity Vascular Injury : Article by Nadeem Chaudhry, MD, FACS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 6 branches of the axillary artery are the lateral thoracic, highest thoracic, subscapular, thoracoacromial, and posterior and anterior circumflex humeral arteries.
		The ulnar artery continues distally to form the superficial palmar arch, which is the major source of blood flow to the digits, while the radial artery continues distally to supply the deep palmar arch and the dorsal arches of the hand (see Image 1).
		Exposure of the brachial artery near the elbow is accomplished by a vertical incision that passes horizontally in the antecubital space and continues vertically down the forearm and across the brachial artery bifurcation.
	www.emedicine.com /plastic/topic461.htm (2680 words)

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		The axilla, or axillary fossa, includes structures deep to the skin and fascia; hence this term is not exactly the same as the vernacular term 'armpit', which refers to the external space between the arm and chest wall.
		Arteries in the region are primarily branches of the axillary artery.
		The axillary artery is divided into three parts (for descriptive anatomical purposes) by the pectoralis minor: the first part proximal to the muscle, the second part deep to the muscle and the third part distal to the muscle.
	www.umanitoba.ca /faculties/medicine/anatomy/dis2.html (1249 words)

	The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Arterial and Venous Injuries in Athletes
		Arterial injuries consisted of 8 axillary or subclavian branch artery aneurysms with embolization, 6 popliteal artery injuries, and 3 external iliac artery injuries.
		A fourth area—direct injury to the arteries of the hand—may arise from repetitive trauma.
		Injury to the axillary artery may arise from compression by the pectoralis minor tendon or from compression by the head of the humerus during hyperabduction and external rotation.
	www.physsportsmed.com /issues/2003/0403/arko.htm (3247 words)

	Arteries of the Upper Limb
		The lateral thoracic artery is large in women, and is an important source of blood to the lower part of the mammary glands.
		, a branch of the profunda brachii artery.
		In the distal 2/3 of the forearm, the ulnar artery lies lateral to the ulnar nerve.
	www.videohelp.com /~vitualis/med/uppart.htm (1228 words)

	Glossary of Terms
		Reconstitution or reopening of a blood vessel; may involve balloon dilation, mechanical stripping of the inside of the blood vessel, forceful injection of a elastic filamentous protein, or placement of a stent.
		An inflammation of the appendix, usually caused by a blockage of the opening of the "pouch" and a subsequent infection.
		Blood may flow directly from the artery to the vein, bypassing the small vessels where oxygen and tissue nutrients are exchanged.
	www.radiologyinfo.org /en/glossary/glossary1.cfm?pid=1 (870 words)

	Axillary Artery - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
		- artery is paralleled by the axillary vein;
		- brachial artery: axillary artery leaves axilla at lower border of teres major to enter the arm as brachial artery ;
		- axillary artery is the continuation of the subclavian Artery from lateral border of the first rib to the lateral border of the teres major muscle;
	www.wheelessonline.com /ortho/axillary_artery (525 words)

	Axillary nerve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The axillary nerve is a nerve of the human body, that comes off the posterior cord of the brachial plexus at the level of the axilla (armpit) and carriers nerve fibers from C5 and C6.
		The axillary nerve also carries sensory information from the shoulder joint, as well as the skin covering the inferior region of the deltoid muscle (which is innervated by the Superior Lateral Cutaneous Nerve branch of the Axillary nerve).
		axillaris; circumflex nerve) arises from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus, and its fibers are derived from the fifth and sixth cervical nerves.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Axillary_nerve (579 words)

	POST-TRAUMATIC PSEUDOANEURYSMS OF THE AXILLARY ARTERY: A RARE AND UNEXPECTED COMPLICATION FROM ANTERIOR DISLOCATION OF ...
		The median nerve lies on the anterior surface of, the ulnar nerve lies medial to, and the radial and axillary nerves lie posterior, the axillary artery.
		Lesions of the axillary artery originating from anterior dislocation of the shoulder are rare due to the resiliency of this vessel.
		The circumflex and subscapular arteries originate from the posterior wall of the axillary artery and serve to fix the axillary artery to posterior planes.
	www.eurom.it /medicina/ao/ao15_4_9.html (2367 words)

	Upper Limb
		Inferior to the artery lie rib 1 and the pleura of the apex of the lung.
		The axillary (circumflex) nerve is bounded by the capsule of the joint superiorly and the surgical neck of the humerus laterally.
		The circumflex scapular artery, a branch of the subscapular artery, grooves the axillary border of the scapula.
	web.indstate.edu /thcme/duong/upper.html (8799 words)

	Landes Bioscience Hand Book Categories
		Placement of the axillary end of the graft anterior or posterior to the pectoralis minor muscle is probably unimportant with respect to results.
		The axillary artery is controlled, usually with a pediatric Cooley clamp medially and an angled (DeBakey) clamp laterally.
		Axillary pullout syndrome has been described as a disruption of the axillary artery to graft anastomosis associated with abduction of the arm, implying that the graft was probably made too short, and is the inspiration for the recommendation to make this graft a little redundant.
	www.landesbioscience.com /nwsurgery/vascular/Axillofemoral-bypass.htm (1489 words)

	Axillary Artery and Vein
		The axillary artery begins at the lateral border of the first rib as a continuation of the subclavian artery.
		It changes its name to brachial artery at lower (inferior) border of the teres major muscle.
		The axillary vein lies along the medial side of the artery and is a continuation of the basilic vein.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /wnor/lesson3axillaryart&vein.htm (282 words)

	Chapter 7: Vessels, lymphatic drainage and the breast
		The basilic vein winds anteriorly around the medial border of the forearm toward the medial epicondyle, ascends medial to the biceps, pierces the fascia, and accompanies the brachial artery to the axilla, where it joins the brachial veins and becomes the axillary vein.
		The deep veins accompany the arteries, usually in cross-connected pairs (venae comitantes), contain valves, and ultimately reach the axillary vein, which continues as the subclavian vein.
		The subclavian artery arches superior to the first rib and changes its name to axillary artery at the lateral border of that rib.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~humananatomy/part_2/chapter_7.html (1599 words)

	axillary - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The axillary artery is the primary vessel that supplies the upper arm with blood.
		The radial and ulnar arteries, which supply the forearm, branch off...
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	ca.encarta.msn.com /axillary.html (140 words)

	eMedicine - Subclavian Artery Thrombosis : Article by Mary C Mancini, MD, PhD
		Embolic or thrombotic occlusion of the artery occurs, particularly in the presence of atherosclerotic stenoses.
		Pathophysiology: The affected artery demonstrates detectable intimal damage, which is usually secondary to compressive forces exerted by the muscles of the shoulder girdle that compress the artery.
		Subclavian artery occlusion secondary to thoracic outlet syndrome or muscular compression is treated by excision of the anatomical structure compressing the artery, whether muscle or bone.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic2751.htm (3004 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The axillary artery ends at the inferior border of the teres major muscle, where it passes into the arm and becomes the brachial artery.
		Runs distally in the arm on the lateral side of the brachial artery until it reaches the middle of the arm where it cross to its medial side and contacts the brachialis muslce.
		Passes inferolaterally with the profunda brachii artery around the body of the humerus in the radial groove.
	www.medstudent.ucla.edu /2002/Axillary_Artery.doc (1371 words)

	Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
		Blood flow within the pseudoaneurysms of the axillary artery and the popliteal artery, and aneurysms of the iliac arteries were stopped.
		Blood flow within the pseudoaneurysms of the axillary artery and the popliteal artery (Figure 2), aneurysm of the iliac artery, and aneurysms associated with atheroscleroic obstructive disease in the iliac arteries (Figure 3) ceased.
		In cases of low arterial puncture, it is likely that the needle first enters a branch of the superficial femoral vein, which is located ventral to the deep femoral artery.
	www.dirjournal.org /text.php3?id=39 (2920 words)

	Vascular Case Report 9
		Just distal to the right vertebral artery, there is a long segment of severe subclavian and axillary artery stenosis with reconstitution of the distal axillary artery.
		The occlusive arteritis characteristically involves the aorta (thoracic and abdominal), the branches of the aortic arch, and the pulmonary arteries.
		The extent of inflammation of the involved arterial segments and the degree and extent of stenosis, dilatation, aneurysms, and other abnormalities such as aortic wall thickening and mural thrombi can be assessed on T1-weighted spin-echo MR imaging in the axial and oblique sagittal places.
	www.med.nyu.edu /mri/vascular/case09.html (957 words)

	Axillary Brachial Plexus Block
		In the axilla the plexus forms 3 cords which surround the axillary artery - the posterior, lateral and medial cords.
		Palpate the axillary artery and place a finger on it as high in the axilla as possible.
		Correct placement in the sheath is confirmed if the needle gently pulsates indicating close proximity to the artery or if the patient complains of parasthesia (a feeling of "pins and needles" caused by the needle touching the nerve).
	www.nda.ox.ac.uk /wfsa/html/u05/u05_006.htm (586 words)

	Upper Extremities
		The axillary artery is that portion between the outer border of the teres major muscle and border of the first rib.
		The radial recurrent artery is the first and largest major branch of the radial artery which serves the region of the elbow.
		The axillary region: these nodes are in the underarm region and receive lymph from vessels that drain the arm, the walls of the thorax, the breast, and the upper walls of the abdomen.
	www.pitt.edu /~anat/Extremities/UpperExt/UpperExt.htm (2037 words)

	Needle placement and injection posterior to the axillary artery may predict successful infraclavicular brachial plexus ...
		Needle placement and injection posterior to the axillary artery may predict successful infraclavicular brachial plexus block: a report of three cases: [La position de l'aiguille et l'injection posterieure a l'artere axillaire peuvent predire la reussite d'un bloc sous-claviculairedu plexus brachial : presentation de trois cas] -- Porter et al.
		FIGURE 2i Needle positioned superior to the axillary artery associated with musculocutaneous nerve stimulation.
		CT was inserted posterior to the axillary artery, similar to Figure 2ii.
	www.cja-jca.org /cgi/content/full/52/1/69 (1834 words)

	Anatomy: The Upper Extremity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		AXILLARY ARTERY (N402a): Branches of the Axillary Artery.
		Dorsal Scapular Artery: Branch on the posterior side, where it supplies the Levator Scapulae and Rhomboids, along with the Dorsal Scapular N. The Suprascapular Artery: Heads around the scapular notch and anastomoses with the circumflex artery to form one of the main collateral channels around the scapula.
		Literally it is formed by a continuation of the artery, and it anastomoses with the Superficial Palmar Branch of the Radial Artery.
	www.geocities.com /doctor_uae/upper_extremity.htm (5247 words)

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