axillary artery

Preferred Label : axillary artery;

Uberon definition : Artery that supplies the axilla;

Uberon synonym : axillary part of trunk of subclavian artery; axillary part of subclavian artery;

Uberon Taxon note : In human anatomy, the axillary artery is a large blood vessel that conveys oxygenated blood to the lateral aspect of the thorax, the axilla (armpit) and the upper limb. Its origin is at the lateral margin of the first rib, before which it is called the subclavian artery. After passing the lower margin of teres major it becomes the brachial artery.;

Details

Origin ID

0001394;

UMLS CUI

C0004455;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Artery of upper limb [ICHI target]
- Axillary Artery [NCIt concept]
- Axillary artery [FMA entity]
- Axillary artery [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Axillary artery [ICHI extension code]
- Entire axillary artery (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of axillary artery (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- axillary artery [Radlex concept]
- axillary artery [MeSH concept]
- axillary artery [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Axillary Artery [NCIt concept]
- Axillary artery [FMA entity]
- Axillary artery [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Structure of axillary artery (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- axillary artery [MeSH concept]
- axillary artery [MeSH Descriptor]
- axillary artery [Radlex concept]
- axillary artery, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Axillary Artery [NCIt concept]
- Axillary artery [FMA entity]
- Entire axillary artery (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
has branching part
- superior thoracic artery [UBERON concept]
has part
- superior thoracic artery [UBERON concept]
part of
- shoulder [UBERON concept]
supplies
- axilla [UBERON concept]

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