Posterior humeral circumflex artery
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| Artery: Posterior humeral circumflex artery | |
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| The axillary artery and its branches, including posterior humeral circumflex. | |
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| The scapular and circumflex arteries. (Posterior hum. circumflex labeled at center right.) | |
| Latin | arteria circumflexa humeri posterior |
| Gray's | subject #149 589 |
| Source | axillary artery |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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The posterior humeral circumflex artery (posterior circumflex artery, posterior circumflex humeral artery) arises from the axillary artery at the lower border of the subscapularis, and runs backward with the axillary nerve through the quadrangular space.
It winds around the neck of the humerus and is distributed to the deltoideus and shoulder-joint, anastomosing with the anterior humeral circumflex and profunda brachii.
[edit] Additional images
 Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind. |
[edit] External links
- Duke Orthopedics posterior_humeral_circumflex_artery
- posterior+circumflex+humeral+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
- Norman/Georgetown lesson3axillaryart&vein
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