IO8 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSES 

 The branches are: 



Superior thoracic. Thoracica alaris. 



Acromial thoracic. Subscapular. 



Long thoracic. Anterior circumflex. 



Posterior circumflex. 



The Brachial Artery. This is a continuation of the 

 axillary, passing down the inner side of the arm to a little 



FIG. 54. Brachial artery and branches : B, Brachial ; R, radial ; U, 

 ulnar ; els, deltoid artery ; cli, deep radial ; pb, superior profunda ; cm, arteria 

 collaterals media ; cut, anastomotic ; rr, anterior radial recurrent ; ru, an- 

 terior ulnar recurrent ; ico, common interosseous ; ia, anterior interosseous ; 

 ip, posterior interosseous ; ir, posterior interosseous recurrent ; iar, palmar 

 anterior interosseous; iad, dorsal anterior interosseous; m, median; cvr, 

 anterior radiocarpal ; cvu, anterior ulnocarpal ; cdr, posterior radiocarpal ; 

 fdu, posterior ulnocarpal ; mdu, posterior ulnocarpal ; mvs, superficial volar; 

 mvp, ulnar part of deep palmar arch ; dc, first palmar digital (after Henle). 



