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  2. Axillary nerve - Wikipedia

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    The nerve lies at first behind the axillary artery, [4] and in front of the subscapularis, [1] and passes downward to the lower border of that muscle.. It then winds from anterior to posterior around the neck of the humerus, in company with the posterior humeral circumflex artery, [2] through the quadrangular space (bounded above by the teres minor, below by the teres major, medially by the ...

  3. Category:Axillas - Wikipedia

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    Axillary nerve; Axillary sheath; Axillary vein; H. History of removal of leg and underarm hair in the United States; S. Suspensory ligament of axilla; U. Underarm hair

  4. Cutaneous innervation of the upper limbs - Wikipedia

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    Inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm - Near blue "axillary" area, but actually branches from radial nerve. Most modern sources distinguish the superior and inferior, but some still include a single "lateral brachial cutaneous nerve". ) Intercostobrachial nerve (brown) Medial cutaneous nerve of arm (yellow) - labeled as "medial brachial ...

  5. List of nerves of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Abducens nerve; Accessory nerve; Accessory obturator nerve; Alderman's nerve; Anococcygeal nerve; Ansa cervicalis; Anterior interosseous nerve; Anterior superior alveolar nerve; Auerbach's plexus; Auriculotemporal nerve; Axillary nerve; Brachial plexus; Buccal branch of the facial nerve; Buccal nerve; Cardiac plexus; Cavernous nerves; Cavernous ...

  6. Axillary nerve dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    Axillary nerve dysfunction is any disorder caused by damage to the axillary nerve. [1] The axillary nerve is a branch of the brachial plexus that innervates the deltoid and teres minor muscles. This nerve can be injured or damaged in a variety of ways - penetrating injury such as knife or gunshot wounds, surgical trauma, stretch injury (common ...

  7. Axillary nerve palsy - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, following an anterior shoulder operation; damage to the axillary nerve is possible and has been documented by various surgeons, thus causing axillary nerve palsy. [10] Other possible causes include: deep infection, pressure from a cast or splint, fracture of the humerus , or nerve disorders in which the nerves become inflamed.

  8. Axilla - Wikipedia

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    The axilla (pl.: axillae or axillas; also known as the armpit, underarm or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the shoulder joint.It includes the axillary space, an anatomical space within the shoulder girdle between the arm and the thoracic cage, bounded superiorly by the imaginary plane between the superior borders of the first rib, clavicle and scapula (above which are ...

  9. Triceps - Wikipedia

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    All three heads of the triceps brachii are classically believed to be innervated by the radial nerve. [6] However, more recent studies observed that in around 14% of individuals, the long head of the triceps brachii was innervated by the axillary nerve, and in 3% it received dual innervation from both the radial nerve and axillary nerve. [7] [8]