HLTH109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Brachioradialis, Interosseous Membrane, Bicipital Aponeurosis
28 Aug 2018
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14th of august 2018: blood vessels and lymphatic(cid:495)s (cid:523)upper limb(cid:524: arterial blood supply: Upper limb blood supply is derived from the left and right axillary arteries: axillary artery: It begins as the subclavian artery axillary artery (lateral margin of 1st rib) brachial artery at the lateral margin of the 1st rib passing through the axilla. First part proximal to the insertion of pectoralis major. Second part posterior to pectoralis minor. Third part distal to the pectoralis minor. 1st part = superior thoracic supplies med/ant axilla walls. 2nd part = thoraco-acromial pectoral, deltoid, clavicular and acromial branches. 2nd part= lateral thoracic supplies med/ant axilla walls and female breast. 3rd part= subscapular supplies the post axilla wall and post scapular region: divides into circumflex scapular artery, thoracodorsal artery. Humeral nutrient artery passes into a foramen on & anteromedial surface of the humeral shaft. Radial and middle collateral arteries branches of profunda brachii.
