Triangular space
| Triangular space | |
|---|---|
 Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind. The axillary spaces are labeled in green. Triangular space is the medial space. | |
 The scapular and circumflex arteries. (Triangular space is visible but not labeled.) | |
| Anatomical terminology |
The triangular space (also known as the medial triangular space,[1] upper triangular space,[2] medial axillary space or foramen omotricipitale[3]) is one of the three spaces found at the axillary space. The other two spaces are the quadrangular space and the triangular interval.[4]
Boundaries[edit]
It has the following boundaries:
- Inferior: the superior border of the teres major;
- Lateral: the long head of the triceps;
- Superior: Teres minor or Subscapularis
For the superior border, some sources list the teres minor,[2][5] while others list the subscapularis.[6]
Contents[edit]
It contains the scapular circumflex vessels.[7]
Unlike the quadrangular space or the triangular interval, no major nerve passes through the triangular space.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Photo at tufts.edu
- ^ a b Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 34. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0.
- ^ Valera Garrido, Fermin (October 2, 2015). Advanced Techniques in Musculoskeletal Medicine and Physiotherapy: Using Minimally Invasive Therapies in Practice. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 113. ISBN 9780702062346. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Krishna, Garg (2010). "7 - Scapula". BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy (Regional and Applied Dissection and Clinical) Volume 1 - Upper limb and thorax (Fifth ed.). India: CBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt Ltd. pp. 81, 82. ISBN 978-81-239-1863-1.
- ^ Anatomy photo:03:05-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Triangular Space of Scapular Region"
- ^ Adam Mitchell; Drake, Richard; Gray, Henry David; Wayne Vogl (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-06612-4.
- ^ Wasfi F, Ullah M (1985). "Structures passing through the triangular space of the human upper limb". Acta Anat (Basel). 123 (2): 112–3. doi:10.1159/000146049. PMID 4061026.
External links[edit]
- Diagram at microsurgeon.org
- Photo at tufts.edu
- Description at ganfyd.org
- Photo at ithaca.edu
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 445 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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