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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Pectoral region and axilla

Left axilla (continued); general view of contents, clavicle removed

Image #91-2

KEYWORDS: Axilla, Overview.

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Pectoral region and axilla
Left axilla (continued); general view of contents, clavicle removed
The subclavius muscle and the medial two-thirds of the clavicle have been removed.
  1. Superficial cervical artery
  2. Anterior scalene muscle
  3. Internal jugular vein
  4. Phrenic nerve
  5. Upper pointer: Subclavian artery Lower pointer: Subclavian vein
  6. Sternohyoid muscle (visible through cut-out portion of capsule of sternoclavicular joint)
  7. Left pointer: Subclavian trunk Right pointer: Rib I
  8. Upper pointer: Axillary artery Lower pointer: Axillary vein
  9. Intercostobrachial nerve (cut off)
  10. External intercostal muscle
  11. Upper trunk
  12. Middle trunk (11 and 12 pertain to the supraclavicular part of the brachial plexus)
  13. Transverse scapular artery
  14. Supraspinatus muscle
  15. Inferior belly of omohyoid muscle (cut off)
  16. Suprascapular nerve
  17. Clavicle (cut off)
  18. Coracoid process of scapula
  19. Acromion
  20. Joint capsule of humerus
  21. Subscapularis muscle
  22. Musculocutaneous nerve
  23. Median nerve
  24. Body of humerus
  25. Brachial veins
  26. Thoracodorsal nerve
  27. Biceps brachii muscle
  28. Latissimus dorsi muscle