Which of the following structure is present in the lateral wall of axilla?
Correct Answer: Axillary vessels
Description: Contents of Axilla: 1. Axillary vessels 2. Infraclavicular pa of the brachial plexus and its branches 3. Lateral branches of some intercostals nerves 4. Lymph nodes and loose adipose areolar tissue 5. In many instances, The axillary tail of the breast.Structure along anterior wall: 1. Axillary vessels (axillary vein is anteromedial to the aery)2. Brachial plexus (run from the apex to the base along the lateral wall Structures along posterior wall: Subscapular vessels (descends on the posterior wall at the lower margins of subscapularis Along the medial wall: 1. The long thoracic nerve(descends on serratus anterior)2. Intercostobrachial nerve (perforates the upper anterior pa of this wall, crossing the axilla to its lateral wall)3. No large vessel lies on the medial wall. Only few small branches of superior thoracic aery crosses medial wall proximally.
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