Posterior axillary fold

Posterior axillary fold

Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the axilla.

The posterior axillary fold is a compound structure consisting of the latissimus dorsi and teres major muscles.^[1]

It forms a portion of the border of the axilla.

It can descend after weight loss.^[2]

References

^ lesson3axilla at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
^ Hurwitz; Neavin, T. (2007). "Body contouring of the arms and brachioplasty". Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V... 39 (3): 168–172. doi:10.1055/s-2007-965236. PMID 17602378. edit

Superficial axial anatomy and general regions (TA A01.2.01–06, GA 12.1287)

Head	Nasolabial fold

Neck	Triangles: Anterior of the neck (Muscular, Carotid, Submandibular, Submental) · Posterior of the neck (Occipital, Subclavian) · Suboccipital Supraclavicular fossa

Thorax	Triangle of auscultation · axillary folds (Anterior, Posterior) · Clavipectoral triangle · Inframammary fold Infraclavicular fossa

Abdomen/pelvis	regions (Epigastrium, Hypochondrium, Umbilical region, Latus, Hypogastrium, Inguinal region) quadrants (RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ) Lap · Lumbar triangle McBurney's point · Desjardins' point · Traube's space

Perineal	Anal triangle · Urogenital triangle

General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs