Posterior humeral circumflex artery

Posterior humeral circumflex artery
The axillary artery and its branches, including posterior humeral circumflex.
The scapular and circumflex arteries. (Posterior hum. circumflex labeled at center right.)
Details
SourceAxillary artery
Identifiers
Latinarteria circumflexa humeri posterior
TA98A12.2.09.017
TA24631
FMA22684
Anatomical terminology

The posterior humeral circumflex artery (posterior circumflex artery or posterior circumflex humeral artery) arises from the third part of the axillary artery at the distal border of the subscapularis.

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