Triangular space

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Triangular space
Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind. The axillary spaces are labeled in green. Triangular space is the medial space.
The scapular and circumflex arteries. (Triangular space is visible but not labeled.)
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The triangular space (also known as the medial triangular space[1], upper triangular space,[2] or medial axillary space[citation needed]) is an axillary space.

It should not be confused with the triangular interval, which transmits the radial nerve and the Profunda brachii artery also called as the deep artery of the arm.

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[edit] Boundaries

It has the following boundaries:

For the superior border, some sources list the Teres minor,[2][3] while others list the Subscapularis.[4]

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It contains the scapular circumflex vessels.[5]

Muscles on the dorsum of the scapula, and the Triceps brachii.
Muscles on the dorsum of the scapula, and the Triceps brachii.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Photo at tufts.edu
  2. ^ a b Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 34. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0. 
  3. ^ SUNY Labs 03:05-0101 - "Triangular Space of Scapular Region"
  4. ^ Adam Mitchell; Drake, Richard; Gray, Henry David; Wayne Vogl (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-06612-4. 
  5. ^ Wasfi F, Ullah M (1985). "Structures passing through the triangular space of the human upper limb". Acta Anat (Basel) 123 (2): 112–3. PMID 4061026. 

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