Posterior humeral circumflex artery
（重定向自Posterior circumflex humeral artery）
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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 posteriorly with the axillary nerve through the quadrangular space.