European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Background: Axillary artery is the principal arterial source for the upper limb, and is in intimate relation with components of Brachial plexus. Anatomical variations in the course and branching pattern of Axillary artery are highly appreciated in the literature. Objectives: the present study is designed to confront and to add on to the existing knowledge on the anatomical variations and to study the branching pattern of Axillary artery. Materials: Dead Fetuses and Cadavers from the Department of Anatomy were used in this study. Results: Variations were recorded in the course and number of branches of Axillary artery and in their sites of origin from the main arterial stem. Conclusion: These anatomical variations are quite interesting and are profound importance for the Cardiac physicians, vascular, plastic and neuro surgeons.