posterior circumflex humeral artery
(redirected from arteria circumflexa humeri posterior)pos·te·ri·or cir·cum·flex hu·mer·al ar·ter·y
[TA]origin, axillary; course, passes around posterior aspect of surgical neck of humerus, traversing quadrangular space with axillary nerve; distribution, muscles and structures of shoulder joint; anastomoses, anterior circumflex humeral, suprascapular, thoracoacromial, and profunda brachii.
Synonym(s): arteria circumflexa humeri posterior [TA], posterior humeral circumflex artery
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pos·te·ri·or cir·cum·flex hu·mer·al ar·te·ry
(pos-tēr'ē-ŏr sĭr'kŭm-fleks hyū'mĕr-ăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles and structures of shoulder joint; anastomoses, anterior circumflex humeral, suprascapular, thoracoacromial, and profunda brachii.
Synonym(s): arteria circumflexa humeri posterior, posterior humeral circumflex artery.
Synonym(s): arteria circumflexa humeri posterior, posterior humeral circumflex artery.
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