Posterior humeral circumflex artery | |
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The
axillary artery and its branches, including posterior humeral circumflex. | |
![]() The scapular and circumflex arteries. (Posterior hum. circumflex labeled at center right.) | |
Details | |
Source | Axillary artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria circumflexa humeri posterior |
TA98 | A12.2.09.017 |
TA2 | 4631 |
FMA | 22684 |
Anatomical terminology |
The posterior humeral circumflex artery (posterior circumflex artery or posterior circumflex humeral artery[ citation needed]) arises from the third part of the axillary artery at the distal border of the subscapularis. [1]
It passes posteriorward with the axillary nerve through the quadrangular space. It winds laterally around the surgical neck of the humerus. [1]
It is distributed to the shoulder joint, [1] teres major, teres minor, deltoid, [1] [2] and (long and lateral heads of) triceps brachii. [1]
It forms anastomoses with the anterior humeral circumflex artery, (deltoid branch of) profunda brachii artery, (acromial branches of) suprascapular artery, (acromial branches of) and thoracoacromial artery. [1]
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This article incorporates text in the
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page 589 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
Posterior humeral circumflex artery | |
---|---|
The
axillary artery and its branches, including posterior humeral circumflex. | |
![]() The scapular and circumflex arteries. (Posterior hum. circumflex labeled at center right.) | |
Details | |
Source | Axillary artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria circumflexa humeri posterior |
TA98 | A12.2.09.017 |
TA2 | 4631 |
FMA | 22684 |
Anatomical terminology |
The posterior humeral circumflex artery (posterior circumflex artery or posterior circumflex humeral artery[ citation needed]) arises from the third part of the axillary artery at the distal border of the subscapularis. [1]
It passes posteriorward with the axillary nerve through the quadrangular space. It winds laterally around the surgical neck of the humerus. [1]
It is distributed to the shoulder joint, [1] teres major, teres minor, deltoid, [1] [2] and (long and lateral heads of) triceps brachii. [1]
It forms anastomoses with the anterior humeral circumflex artery, (deltoid branch of) profunda brachii artery, (acromial branches of) suprascapular artery, (acromial branches of) and thoracoacromial artery. [1]
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 589 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)