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
posterior circumflex humeral artery
an artery that originates from the third part of the axillary artery, leaves the axilla through the quadrangular space in the posterior wall, and enters the posterior scapular region where it supplies related muscles and the glenohumeral joint.
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.