All of the following structures pierce through clavipectoral fascia, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: Lateral thoracic aery
Description: The clavipectoral fascia is a thick sheet of connective tissue that connects the clavicle to the floor of the axilla. It encloses the subclavius and pectoralis minor muscles and spans the gap between them. Impoant structures that pass between the subclavius and pectoralis minor muscles include,Cephalic veinThoraco-acromial aeryLateral pectoral nerve The lateral thoracic aery leaves the axilla by passing through the fascia inferior to the pectoralis minor muscle. Ref: Gray's Basic Anatomy By Richard Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell, 2012, Page 357.
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