Espiral Atlas
Anatomical regionUpper limb

Quadrangular space

spatium axillare laterale

Opening in the posterior wall of the axilla, through which the axillary nerve and the posterior circumflex humeral artery pass on the way to the scapular region.

Upper limb – 3D human anatomy atlas

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Related clinical cases

  • Injury to the axillary nerve

Other structures in this region

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