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Anomalous Branching Pattern of the 3rd Part of Axillary Artery


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1 Department of Anatomy, S.I.M.S.&R.C, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Pharmacology, S.I.M.S.&R.C, Karnataka, India
     

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Axillary artery is the principal artery of the upper limb. It is also the axis artery of the upper limb. The present case was found in a male cadaver aged around 70years. During the routine cadaveric dissection of undergraduate students in J.J.M.M.C Davangere we found that 3rd part of axillary artery divided into a larger superficial brachial artery and a narrower deep brachial artery. The superficial brachial artery did not give any branches in the arm and divided into radial and ulnar arteries at the neck of the radius. Whereas the deep brachial artery gave rise to subscapular artery, anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries and profunda brachial artery. The knowledge of such type of variation is important for surgeons, orthopedicians and interventional radiologists who operate in this region.

Keywords

Axillary Artery, Superficial Brachial Artery, Deep Brachial Artery.
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Authors

A M Siri
Department of Anatomy, S.I.M.S.&R.C, Karnataka, India
V Ravikumar
Department of Anatomy, S.I.M.S.&R.C, Karnataka, India
H Sadashivana Gowd
Department of Anatomy, S.I.M.S.&R.C, Karnataka, India
Abhishek Acharya
Department of Pharmacology, S.I.M.S.&R.C, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Axillary artery is the principal artery of the upper limb. It is also the axis artery of the upper limb. The present case was found in a male cadaver aged around 70years. During the routine cadaveric dissection of undergraduate students in J.J.M.M.C Davangere we found that 3rd part of axillary artery divided into a larger superficial brachial artery and a narrower deep brachial artery. The superficial brachial artery did not give any branches in the arm and divided into radial and ulnar arteries at the neck of the radius. Whereas the deep brachial artery gave rise to subscapular artery, anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries and profunda brachial artery. The knowledge of such type of variation is important for surgeons, orthopedicians and interventional radiologists who operate in this region.

Keywords


Axillary Artery, Superficial Brachial Artery, Deep Brachial Artery.

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