• The cords are referred to as the lateral, posterior, and medial cord, according to their relationship with the axillary artery, as seen in the image below. (medscape.com)
  • Diagram showing basic relationships of the brachial plexus to the pectoralis minor muscle and the axillary artery, which is a continuation of the subclavian artery. (medscape.com)
  • The lateral thoracic and thoracoacromial arteries arising from the axillary artery also supply the breast. (pediagenosis.com)
  • Here, the cords rotate by about 90° around the axillary artery, with the medial cord passing under the artery. (aneskey.com)
  • The median nerve is usually located lateral to the axillary artery. (aneskey.com)
  • Other arterial supply to the serratus anterior include the Superior thoracic artery (a branch of the axillary artery) this supplies the upper part of the serratus anterior while the lower part is supplied by the thoracodorsal artery (a branch of the subscapular artery). (jotscroll.com)
  • They are lateral to the axillary artery proximally and rotate to surround the artery as it approaches the coracoid process. (medscape.com)
  • Mediastinal branches Thymic branches Pericardiacophrenic artery - travels with the phrenic nerve Sternal branches Perforating branches Twelve anterior intercostal branches, two to each of the top six intercostal spaces. (wikipedia.org)
  • it occasionally gives off one of the inferior phrenic arteries. (theodora.com)
  • It is innervated by the intercostal nerves and the phrenic nerves. (drbeen.com)
  • Is supplied by branches of the internal thoracic, superior phrenic, posterior intercostal, and superior intercostal arteries. (drbeen.com)
  • Offsets from this arch anastomose with the pericardiaco-phrenic, musculo-phrenic, and internal mammary arteries. (co.ma)
  • The lateral branch passes laterally towards the lower ribs, and anastomoses with the musculo-phrenic and lower intercostal arteries. (co.ma)
  • In addition to supplying the diaphragm each inferior phrenic artery gives a superior suprarenal branch, to the suprarenal gland of its own side, and, occasionally, small hepatic branches which pass through the coronary ligament to the liver. (co.ma)
  • Irritation of the parietal pleura causes pain referred to the thoraco-abdominal wall (intercostal nerves) or to the shoulder (phrenic nerve). (dartmouth.edu)
  • The branches of the abdominal aorta may be divided into three sets: visceral, parietal, and terminal. (theodora.com)
  • Parietal Branches. (theodora.com)
  • The abdominal aorta (Fig. 531) begins at the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm, in front of the lower border of the body of the last thoracic vertebra, and, descending in front of the vertebral column, ends on the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra, commonly a little to the left of the middle line, (* 103 by dividing into the two common iliac arteries. (theodora.com)
  • The two coronary arteries of the heart arise from the aortic root, just above the cusps of the aortic valve . (iiab.me)
  • It is the part of the aorta till aortic hiatus [roughly lower border of T12] and is contained in the posterior mediastinum. (medcaretips.com)
  • A 77-year-old male was referred to our hospital for follow-up computed tomography (CT) of prostate cancer, which revealed a mediastinal tumor and fatty low-density along the posterior mediastinum of the para-aortic artery with a slightly high-density component. (springeropen.com)
  • In the most common phenotype, the anterior septum and contiguous anterior free wall below the aortic valve are markedly hypertrophied and thickened, with little or no hypertrophy of the left ventricular (LV) posterior wall. (msdmanuals.com)
  • and possibly by the anastomoses of the lumbar arteries with the branches of the hypogastric. (theodora.com)
  • The lumbar arteries correspond to the intercostal branches of the thoracic aorta. (co.ma)
  • There are usually four pairs of lumbar arteries, but occasionally a fifth pair arises from or in common with the middle sacral artery. (co.ma)
  • From their origins the lumbar arteries pass laterally and posteriorly, across the front and sides of the bodies of the upper four lumbar vertebræ, to the intervals between the adjacent transverse processes, beyond which they are continued into the lateral part of the abdominal wall. (co.ma)
  • Each artery lies on the body of the corresponding lumbar vertebra. (co.ma)
  • The aim of this paper was to identify and characterize all the segmental radiculomedullary arteries (RMAs) that supply the thoracic and lumbar spinal cord. (thejns.org)
  • Twenty-two AKAs (81%) originated from a left thoracic or a left lumbar radicular branch, and 5 (19%) arose from the right. (thejns.org)
  • In the cervical region, you've got the vertebral and deep cervical arteries which give off these segmental spinal arteries, and then in the thorax, you've got the posterior intercostal arteries, which give off these segmental arteries, and in the abdomen, the lumbar arteries give rise to the segmental arteries. (anatomyzone.com)
  • Opposite the lower border of L4 [fourth lumbar vertebra], it divides into dividing into the right and left common iliac arteries. (medcaretips.com)
  • The spinal cord is perfused via spinal arteries which arise from branches of larger vessels including vertebral, intercostal, and lumbar arteries. (openanesthesia.org)
  • The internal oblique is innervated by both the lower intercostal nerves as well as branches of the lumbar plexus (iliohypogastric nerve and ilioinguinal nerve) . (zu-gaming.eu)
  • Contrast-enhanced CT revealed a cephalocaudally continuous multifocal cystic lesion from the posterior mediastinum to the retroperitoneum at the level of the 8th thoracic vertebra to the 2nd lumbar vertebra. (springeropen.com)
  • The serratus posterior inferior (Latin: musculus serratus posterior inferior) is a broad muscle that lies underneath the latissimus dorsi.It is located at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regions. (cers-deutschland.org)
  • Intercostal nerves the 11 of the 12 nerves that are situated in spaces located between 2 ribs. (bccampus.ca)
  • It is in contact dorsally with the flexor brevis and opponens digiti quinti, and with the common digital branches of the ulnar and median nerves, as well as with the flexor tendons and the lumbrical muscles. (co.ma)
  • the other three pass distally superficial to the common digital nerves, one along the middle of each of the ulnar three interosseous spaces, towards the interdigital clefts, just proximal to which each common digital artery divides into two special digital arteries which supply the contiguous sides of the fingers bounding the cleft. (co.ma)
  • Muscular branches from the intercostal nerves of the respective intercostal space (T1-T11), which run with the intercostal vessels under the costal groove in between the internal and innermost intercostal muscles . (radiopaedia.org)
  • The external oblique abdominal muscle is innervated by motor branches of the lateral cutaneous branches of the anterior spinal nerves in a segmental pattern . (zu-gaming.eu)
  • The anterior and lateral cutaneous branches of the 4th to 6th intercostal nerves innervate both sensory and autonomic function in the breast. (simplemed.co.uk)
  • The roots of the spinal nerves exit from the spinal canal behind the vertebral artery and cross the transverse process of the corresponding vertebra. (aneskey.com)
  • It will not anesthetize the axilla or the proximal medial arm, missing the intercostal and medium cutaneous brachii nerves. (medscape.com)
  • The flexible spine includes all spinal nerves and the vertebral artery. (somatics.org)
  • The pleura is supplied by adjacent arteries and nerves and has numerous lymphatics. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The sympathetic trunks and first thoracic nerves are found posterior to the cupola. (dartmouth.edu)
  • it gives branches to both surfaces of the stomach and anastomoses with the right gastric artery. (theodora.com)
  • Descending thoracic aorta gives off branches to the remaining lower nine intercostal spaces, which form the posterior intercostal arteries of these lower nine spaces. (howmed.net)
  • The three posterior divisions join to form the posterior cord, the anterior divisions of the upper and middle trunks form the lateral cord, and the medial cord is the continuation of the anterior division of the lower trunk. (aneskey.com)
  • thoracicae internae) i njihov prakticni znacaj" [The internal thoracic blood vessels (internal thoracic arteries and veins) and their practical significance]. (wikipedia.org)
  • Both branches of the left colic artery lie immediately behind the peritoneum, and each branch crosses anterior to the ureter and the internal spermatic vessels. (co.ma)
  • They communicate near their origins with the deep volar arch by the proximal perforating arteries, and near their terminations with the volar digital Their digital terminal branches run vessels through the distal perforating arteries. (co.ma)
  • And you've also got vessels which feed in at each different segmental level, so these are the segmental spinal arteries, or the feeder vessels, as they feed in at each vertebral segment. (anatomyzone.com)
  • The other two vertical vessels are the posterior spinal arteries, and you've got two posterior spinal arteries. (anatomyzone.com)
  • Arteries are the large vessels that carry blood away from the heart. (medcaretips.com)
  • The arteries further give off branches which further divide into smaller branches called arterioles which in their turn open into a close-meshed network of microscopic vessels, termed capillaries. (medcaretips.com)
  • These vessels include perforating branches from the internal tho- racic artery (internal mammary artery) and the second, third and fourth intercostal arteries. (pediagenosis.com)
  • Diverging from its fellow, each artery runs upwards and laterally, on the corresponding crus of the diaphragm-that on the right side passing posterior to the inferior vena cava, that on the left side posterior to the oesophagus and just before reaching the central tendon of the diaphragm each divides into medial and lateral terminal branches. (co.ma)
  • The medial branch runs forwards and anastomoses with its fellow of the opposite side, forming an arch, convex forwards, along the anterior border of the central tendon of the diaphragm. (co.ma)
  • LC stands for lateral cord, PC stands for the posterior cord, and MC stands for the medial cord. (medscape.com)
  • The transverse foramen lies medial to the costotransverse bar and between the posterior and anterior tubercles. (medscape.com)
  • It is now positioned medial to the artery and then gives off a medial root that unites with the lateral root of the lateral cord to form the median nerve. (aneskey.com)
  • When the arm is raised, the medial border and inferior angle of the scapula pull markedly away from the posterior thoracic wall, a deformation known as a winged scapula. (jotscroll.com)
  • Each trunk divides into anterior and posterior divisions, which rejoin to form 3 cords: the lateral, posterior, and medial. (medscape.com)
  • After entering the cranial cavity through the foramen magnum, the vertebral arteries anastomose to form the basilar artery, but what we're interested in, is the vertebral arteries giving off the anterior spinal arteries. (anatomyzone.com)
  • You get this anastomosis coming off the vertebral arteries on either side, and this forms the anterior spinal artery, and this artery runs down the spinal cord its entire length and it runs anterior to the ventral median fissure, or the anterior median fissure. (anatomyzone.com)
  • Posteriorly, you've got two branches given off from the vertebral arteries, which form the 2 posterior spinal arteries. (anatomyzone.com)
  • The anterior spinal artery, which courses caudally in the anterior sulcus of the spinal cord, is formed by the union of vertebral arteries. (openanesthesia.org)
  • This artery is formed by the midline union of paired branches of the vertebral arteries ( Figs 6-4 and 6-5 ). (neupsykey.com)
  • The left ITA has a superior long-term patency to saphenous vein grafts and other arterial grafts (e.g. radial artery, gastroepiploic artery) when grafted to the left anterior descending coronary artery, generally the most important vessel, clinically, to revascularize. (wikipedia.org)
  • Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas are a heterogeneous group of predominantly acquired pathologic vascular malformations that are defined by an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein. (neurosurgicalatlas.com)
  • Pathophysiologically, sDAVFs are characterized by a low-flow abnormal connection between an anterior or posterior radiculomeningeal arterial branch and a medullary or radicular vein. (neurosurgicalatlas.com)
  • After passing the sixth intercostal space, the internal thoracic artery splits into the following two terminal branches: Musculophrenic artery - roughly follows the costal margin and it again gives branch for 7,8,9 ribs Superior epigastric artery - continues the course of the internal thoracic artery, travelling downward into the abdominal wall and to the content of recuts sheath The internal thoracic artery supplies the chest wall and the breasts. (wikipedia.org)
  • 531 The abdominal aorta and its branches. (theodora.com)
  • A previous doctor had performed abdominal uterine myomectomy for a pedunculated subserosal uterine fibroid on the right side of the posterior wall of the uterus near the internal cervical os. (bvsalud.org)
  • Provide a transverse incision along the posterior abdominal wall. (microbiologynote.com)
  • It enters the mesentery of the pelvic colon, crosses the front of the left common iliac artery, descends into the pelvis minor as far as the third piece of the sacrum, or, in other words, the junction between the pelvic colon and the rectum, and divides into two branches which pass downwards on the sides of the rectum. (co.ma)
  • b) Dorsal metacarpal, two slender branches which run distally, along the third and fourth dorsal interosseous muscles, to the clefts of the fingers, where each divides into dorsal digital branches. (co.ma)
  • The pulmonary trunk is a vessel that arises from the right ventricle of the heart, extends upward, and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries that carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs. (medcaretips.com)
  • At the level of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, where it divides into the external and internal carotid arteries. (medcaretips.com)
  • The posterior cord divides into the axillary nerve and radial nerve (see Fig. 2.1 and Fig. 2.5 ). (aneskey.com)
  • The article is an overview of the arterial system and specific arteries are discussed separately in detail. (medcaretips.com)
  • The arteria medullaris magna anterior (Artery of Adamkiewicz) is the main source of arterial blood for the lower 2/3 of the spinal cord and the most important radicular artery. (openanesthesia.org)
  • Lines the thoracic wall which comprises ribs and intercostal spaces to which it is loosely attached by a layer of areolar tissue called the endothoracic fascia. (drbeen.com)
  • The intercostal arteries supply the area between the ribs. (howmed.net)
  • Insertion: The fibers of the Serratus Posterior Superior pass in an inferolateral direction, attaching to ribs 2-5. (cers-deutschland.org)
  • The pathogenesis of sDAVFs is yet to be fully elucidated, conversely to their intracranial counterparts, in which dural venous thrombosis and neoangiogenesis contribute to the abnormal recanalization of the primitive direct connections between the arteries and veins around the major dural venous sinuses. (neurosurgicalatlas.com)
  • The brachial plexus supplies all of the cutaneous innervation of the upper limb, except for the area of the axilla (which is supplied by the supraclavicular nerve) and the dorsal scapula area, which is supplied by cutaneous branches of the dorsal rami. (medscape.com)
  • With the exception of the subcostal nerve the motor branches enter the outer surface of the muscle digitation arising from the rib above. (zu-gaming.eu)
  • The upper trunk arises from the union of the roots of C5/6, where the suprascapular nerve arises immediately as a lateral branch from the upper trunk. (aneskey.com)
  • Note: two roots of the median nerve behind the brachial artery. (aneskey.com)
  • posterior thoracic nerve) supplies the serratus anterior muscle. (cers-deutschland.org)
  • The long thoracic nerve lies behind the mid axillary line, behind the lateral branches of the intercostal arteries on the muscles surface but deep to the fascia, and therefore is protected in surgical operations on the axilla. (jotscroll.com)
  • The cords then pass into the axilla and divide into nerve branches: the musculocutaneous, axillary, radial, median, and ulnar (see the image below). (medscape.com)
  • The spine includes nerve branches and vertebral artery. (somatics.org)
  • Usually, a microvascular anastomosis is performed at the second intercostal space to the artery on which the free flap is based. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is seen, second intercostal arteries - a projecting Order Prescription Xanax Online trumpet-like at the embryo the carpus, 142. (philcoffeeboard.com)
  • It is a continuation of the descending aorta and contained in the posterior mediastinal cavity. (iiab.me)
  • They terminate by dividing into branches which anastomose with the terminal twigs of the lower branch of left colic above and with branches of the superior hæmorrhoidal below, forming a series of arches from which branches are distributed to the lower part of the iliac colon and the pelvic colon. (co.ma)
  • Further, the left artery gives oesophageal branches which anastomose with cesophageal branches of the aorta and of the left gastric artery, whilst from the artery of the right side minute branches pass to the inferior vena cava. (co.ma)
  • distally, on the dorso-lateral aspects of the fingers which bound the third and fourth interosseous spaces, and they anastomose with the special volar digital branches of the volar digital arteries. (co.ma)
  • they give off dorsal branches also which anastomose with the dorsal digital arteries and supply the tissues on the dorsal aspects of the second and terminal phalanges. (co.ma)
  • Transverse section of thorax, showing relations of pulmonary artery. (iiab.me)
  • From its highest point on each side the diaphragm slopes downward to its costal and vertebral attachments: this slope is most marked posteriorly, where the space between the diaphragm and the posterior wall of the thorax is very narrow. (clinicalgate.com)
  • The blood supply of serratus anterior muscle is from the lateral thoracic artery which also supplies other structures on the lateral aspect of the breast and thorax (chest). (jotscroll.com)
  • Anterior thoracic wall, from behind Diagram of an intercostal space Kramer, R. S. (wikipedia.org)
  • The muscle in thoracic wall whose fibers are directed forward, downward, and medially is:a- External intercostale- b cb- Internal intercostalc- innermost intercostal d- Pectoralis Minor8. (zbook.org)
  • A paired group of left bronchial branches arise directly from the descending thoracic aorta. (3d4medical.com)
  • b) The sigmoid branches, usually two in number, arise from the convexity of the inferior mesenteric, and pass downwards and to the left to the lower part of the iliac colon and to the pelvic colon. (co.ma)
  • and, like the intercostals, they arise, either separately or by common trunks, from the posterior aspect of the aorta. (co.ma)
  • Four volar common digital arteries arise from the convexity of the arch. (co.ma)
  • The external intercostal muscles are the outermost muscle of the three intercostal muscles and arise from the lower border of the rib above the respective intercostal space. (radiopaedia.org)
  • Any of the arteries that arise from a bifurcation of the aorta supplying the pelvic or abdomen. (mcw.edu)
  • In human anatomy, the internal thoracic artery (ITA), previously commonly known as the internal mammary artery (a name still common among surgeons[citation needed]), is an artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts. (wikipedia.org)
  • The quick reference covers anterior and posterior views of the skeletal and muscular systems, as well as basic bone structure and muscle anatomy. (somatics.org)
  • A posterolateral thoracotomy is the standard approach for lung resection and surgery involving the esophagus, posterior mediastinum, and aorta. (radiologykey.com)
  • In adults, the internal thoracic artery lies closest to the sternum at the first intercoastal space. (wikipedia.org)
  • The internal thoracic artery is the cardiac surgeon's blood vessel of choice for coronary artery bypass grafting. (wikipedia.org)
  • Plastic surgeons may use either the left or right internal thoracic arteries for autologous free flap reconstruction of the breast after mastectomy. (wikipedia.org)
  • In contrast, the right bronchial branch arises indirectly from the descending thoracic aorta via the right-sided posterior intercostal artery, most commonly the third right posterior intercostal artery. (3d4medical.com)
  • 5) The dorsal carpal branch of the ulnar artery arises from the ulnar side of the ulnar It passes dorsally, deep to the ulnar artery, immediately proximal to the pisiform bone. (co.ma)
  • You've got one source which arises at the level of the medulla oblongata inside the cranial cavity, and gives off branches which descend vertically down the length of the spinal cord. (anatomyzone.com)
  • The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood at low blood pressures from the right ventricle to the lungs, where they form an extensive network of pulmonary capillaries that supply the alveoli. (3d4medical.com)
  • the smallest of the three branches of the celiac artery, passes upward and to the left, posterior to the omental bursa, to the cardiac orifice of the stomach. (theodora.com)
  • others supply the cardiac part of the stomach, anastomosing with branches of the lienal artery. (theodora.com)
  • It is distinct from structural cardiac disorders such as coronary artery disease, valvular disorders, and congenital heart disorders. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The aorta gives off several paired branches as it descends. (iiab.me)
  • Numerous radicular branches join the anterior spinal artery as it descends. (openanesthesia.org)
  • Lymphatic drainage of the breast is to the axillary (majority), parasternal and the posterior intercostal nodes . (simplemed.co.uk)
  • flexor and the ulnar extensor of the carpus, to the dorsum of the carpus, where it unites with the dorsal carpal branch of the radial to form the dorsal carpal arch. (co.ma)
  • It is formed by the union of the dorsal carpal branches ulnar of the radial and arteries, and receives the terminations of the volar and dorsal interosseous arteries. (co.ma)
  • The posterior median sulcus is the groove in the dorsal side, and the anterior median fissure is the groove in the ventral side. (yousre-elhemyly.com)
  • This vertebra here is C6, and the vertebral artery passes first through the transverse process via the transverse foramen and ascends up towards the cranial cavity. (anatomyzone.com)
  • Each transverse process consists of a posterior and anterior tubercle, which meet laterally to form a costotransverse bar. (medscape.com)
  • You've got one anterior spinal artery, and 2 posterior spinal arteries, so these are the three vertical arteries which originate in the cranial cavity and descend the length of the spinal cord. (anatomyzone.com)
  • The remaining 25% of spinal cord blood supply comes from the 2 posterior spinal arteries. (openanesthesia.org)
  • This branch passes distally between the abductor and flexor brevis digiti quinti, and, turning towards the radial side, deep to the flexor brevis, the opponens digiti quinti, and the long flexor tendons and their sheaths, it joins the termination of the radial artery to complete the deep volar (palmar) arch. (co.ma)
  • Each artery passes obliquely upward, from behind the sternoclavicular articulation. (medcaretips.com)
  • The transversus muscle (14) passes posterior to the aponeurosis of the internal oblique to become aponeurotic approximately midway in its course behind the rectus muscle. (stanford.edu)
  • In a given space, the upper branch travels laterally along the bottom of the rib until it anastomoses with its corresponding posterior intercostal artery. (wikipedia.org)
  • External intercostal muscle contraction causes expansion of the thoracic cavity in the transverse dimension and causes an influx of air into the lungs during inspiration. (radiopaedia.org)
  • The liver is a big, ruddy-brown gland that is divided into four lobes-the right, the left, a median cystic lobe, and a posterior caudate lobe. (microbiologynote.com)
  • We report a case of a thoracic duct cyst extending from the caudal aspect of the left main bronchus to the left renal artery that was safely and completely resected via bilateral thoracoscopic surgery in the prone position. (springeropen.com)
  • Systemic arteries have a common trunk - the aorta which receives blood from the left ventricle. (medcaretips.com)
  • Each trunk splits into an anterior division and a posterior division. (medscape.com)
  • The branches from C5 and C6 unite in the scalenus medius muscle and emerge from its lateral border as a single trunk which enters the axilla by passing over the first digitation of serratus anterior. (jotscroll.com)