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{{Infobox Artery |
  Name        = {{PAGENAME}} |
  Latin       = arteria circumflexa humeri posterior |
  GraySubject = 149 |
  GrayPage    = 589 |
  Image       = Gray524.png |
  Caption     = The scapular and circumflex arteries. (Posterior hum. circumflex labeled at center right.) |
  Image2      = Gray523.png |
  Caption2    = The [[axillary artery]] and its branches. (Posterior humeral circumflex visible but not legibly labeled. Anterior  humeral circumflex is labeled at center left, and posterior is visible on opposite side of brachial artery.) |
  BranchFrom  = [[axillary artery]] |
  BranchTo    = |
  Vein        = |
  Supplies    = |
  MeshName    = |
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  DorlandsPre = a_61 |
  DorlandsSuf = 12153912 |
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==Overview==
The '''posterior humeral circumflex artery''' ('''posterior circumflex artery''', '''posterior circumflex humeral artery''') arises from the [[axillary artery]] at the lower border of the [[Subscapularis]], and runs backward with the [[axillary nerve]] through the [[quadrangular space]]. 

It winds around the [[neck of the humerus]] and is distributed to the [[Deltoideus]] and [[shoulder-joint]], anastomosing with the [[anterior humeral circumflex]] and [[profunda brachii]].

==Additional images==
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 Image:Gray810.png|Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind.
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==External links==
* {{DukeOrtho|posterior_humeral_circumflex_artery}}
* {{eMedicineDictionary|posterior+circumflex+humeral+artery}}

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{{Arteries of upper limbs}}
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[[Category:Upper limb anatomy]]
[[Category:Arteries]]
[[Category:Anatomy]]
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