Pectoral region and axilla
Left subscapular muscle
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Pectoral region and axilla
Left subscapular muscle
The shoulder has been pulled away from the thoracic wall and the axillary artery and brachial plexus retracted laterally. The subscapular fascia (7) has been partially removed.
- Upper pointer: Clavicle (cut off) Lower pointer: Subclavius muscle (cut off)
- Transverse scapular artery (cut off)
- Suprascapular nerve (cut off)
- Omohyoid muscle (cut off)
- Medial angle of scapula
- Subscapularis muscle
- Subscapular fascia
- Serratus anterior muscle
- Long thoracic nerve
- Coracoid process of scapula
- Coracoclavicular ligament
- Lesser tubercle of humerus
- Subscapular nerves (upper subscapular nerves)
- Posterior cord of brachial plexus
- Axillary nerve
- Thoracodorsal nerve (middle subscapular nerve) (also see 21)
- Subscapular nerve (lower subscapular nerve)
- Coracobrachialis muscle
- Biceps brachii muscle
- Subscapular artery
- Thoracodorsal nerve (also see 16)
- Teres major muscle
- Latissimus dorsi muscle