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what forms the medial wall of the axilla? The lateral wall? The anterior wall? Posterior?
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thorax; intertubercular groove of humerus; anterior axillary fold by pec major; posterior fold by lat dorsi/teres major
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which artery and nerves pass through the axilla? Which vein?
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axillary artery and brachial plexus; axillary vein
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what is the name for the sheath which contains the axillary artery and vein and the brachial plexus?
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axillary sheath
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where would one inject local anesthetic to numb the brachial plexus?
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axillary sheath
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the axilla contains lymphatics from which 3 regions?
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upper extremity, breast, and upper abdominal wall
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is the axillary artery posterior or superior to the axillary vein?
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posterior
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the axillary artery is surrounded by which part of the brachial plexus?
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cords
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which landmark changes the name of the subclavian artery to the axillary artery?
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the lateral border of the first rib
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which landmark changes the name of the axillary artery to the brachial artery?
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the inferior border of teres major
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does the axillary artery pass inferior or superior to the coracoid process? The pectoralis minor?
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inferior; posterior
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where is the 1st part of the axillary artery located in relationship to the pec minor?
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superior
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where is the 2nd part of the axillary artey located in relationship to the pec minor?
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posterior
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where is the 3rd part of the axillary artery located in relationship to the pec minor?
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inferior
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what is the name for the branch at the 1st part of the axillary artery?
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superior thoracic
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what is the name for the 2 branches at the 2nd part of the axillary artery?
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thoracoacromial and lateral thoracic
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what are the names for the 3 branches at the end of the axillary artery?
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subscapular, anterior and posterior circumflex humeral
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the axillary vein is formed by the astomosis of which two veins?
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brachial and basilic
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where does the axillary vein start? End? To what does its name change at the end?
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inferior of teres major; lateral border of 1st rib; subclavian vein
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which vein does the axillary vein receive just before becoming the subclavian vein?
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cephalic vein
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what are the names of the two branches of the subscapular artery?
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circumflex scapular artery and thoracodorsal artery
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what are the names of the 5 branches of the brachial plexus, from superior to inferior?
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musculocutaneous, axillary, radial, medial, ulnar
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what are the names of the 2 branches off the roots of the brachial plexus?
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dorsal scapular and long thoracic
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what are the names of the 2 branches off the trunks of the brachial plexus?
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suprascapular and nerve to the subclavius
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from which spinal cord level does axillary nerve rise?
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C5-6
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what are the names of the branches off the medial cord of the brachial plexus?
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medial pectoral, medial brachial cutaneous, medial antebrachial cutaneous
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what are the names of the branches off the posterior cord of the brachial plexus?
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inferior subscapular, superior supscapular, thoracodorsal
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what is the name for the branch which comes off the lateral cord of the brachial plexus?
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lateral pectoral
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