The subclavian artery becomes the axillary artery at the lateral border of the first rib. The axillary artery becomes the brachial artery at the inferior border of the teres major muscle.1
April 2001. Arch Surg. 2001;136(4):466. doi:10.1001/archsurg.136.4.466
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