Axillary sheath 4782951 157146078 2007-09-11T13:11:31Z 219.75.102.253 {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = | GraySubject = 149 | GrayPage = 586 | Image = Gray523.png | Caption = '''Axillary artery''' and its branches - anterior view of right upper limb and thorax. (Axillary sheath not labeled, but region is visible.) | Image2 = | Caption2 = | System = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = | DorlandsSuf = | }} The first portion of the [[axillary artery]] is enclosed, together with the [[axillary vein]] and the [[brachial plexus]], in a fibrous sheath—the '''axillary sheath'''—continuous above with the [[deep cervical fascia]]. A brachial plexus nerve block can be achieved by injecting anaesthetic into this area. ==External links== * {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|05|01|02|00}} * [http://www.upstate.edu/cdb/grossanat/limbs4.shtml Description at upstate.edu] {{circulatory-stub}} {{Gray's}} {{Upper limb general}}