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Quadrangular space
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| The scapular and circumflex arteries. (Quadrangular space is visible but not labeled. Posterior humeral circumflex artery is visible entering quadrangular space at center right.) | |
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| Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind. (Quadrangular space is visible but not labeled. Axillary nerve is visible entering quadrangular space at center right.) | |
| Gray's | subject #149 589 |
The quadrangular space is a location in the arm which is bounded by:
- above/superior: the Subscapularis and Teres minor (inferior border)
- below/inferior: the Teres major (superior border)
- medially: the long head of the Triceps brachii
- laterally: the surgical neck of the humerus
It transmits the axillary nerve and posterior humeral circumflex artery.
 Muscles on the dorsum of the scapula, and the Triceps brachii. |
- GPnotebook 141230158
- SUNY Labs 03:04-0101 - "Scapular Region: Quadrangular Space of Scapular Region"
- Duke Orthopedics quadrangular_space
- Photo at umich.edu
- Diagram at wustl.edu
- Photo at tufts.edu
- Photo at ithaca.edu
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