Posterior humeral circumflex artery
- Posterior humeral circumflex artery
Infobox Artery
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Latin = arteria circumflexa humeri posterior
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Caption = The axillary artery and its branches, including posterior humeral circumflex.
Caption2 = The scapular and circumflex arteries. (Posterior hum. circumflex labeled at center right.)
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DorlandsPre = a_61
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The posterior humeral circumflex artery (posterior circumflex artery, posterior circumflex humeral artery) arises from the axillary artery at the lower border of the subscapularis, and runs backward with the axillary nerve through the quadrangular space.
It winds around the neck of the humerus and is distributed to the deltoideus and shoulder-joint, anastomosing with the anterior humeral circumflex and profunda brachii.
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