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axillary artery

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001394


Artery that supplies the axilla. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Synonyms: axillary part of subclavian artery, axillary part of trunk of subclavian artery, arteria axillaris

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000008

In human anatomy, the axillary artery is a large blood vessel that conveys oxygenated blood to the lateral aspect of the thorax, the axilla (armpit) and the upper limb. Its origin is at the lateral margin of the first rib, before which it is called the subclavian artery. After passing the lower margin of teres major it becomes the brachial artery.

depicted by

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Axillary_limits.PNG

id

UBERON:0001394

prefLabel

Axillary artery

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606