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Axillary lines
Axillary lines
	The right side of the thorax with lines labeled
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Latin	lineae axillares
FMA	20258
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The axillary lines are the anterior axillary line, midaxillary line and the posterior axillary line.

The anterior axillary line ^[1] is a coronal line on the anterior torso marked by the anterior axillary fold. It's the imaginary line that runs down from the point midway between the middle of the clavicle and the lateral end of the clavicle.

The V₅ ECG lead is placed on the anterior axillary line, horizontally even with V₄.

The midaxillary line is a coronal line on the torso between the anterior and posterior axillary lines.

It is a landmark used in thoracentesis,^[2] and the V6 electrode of the 10 electrode ECG.

The posterior axillary line is a coronal line on the posterior torso marked by the posterior axillary fold.

Additional images

The left side of the thorax with lines labeled

References

^ Logan, Carolynn M.; Rice, M. Katherine (1987). Logan's Medical and Scientific Abbreviations. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. p. 3. ISBN 0-397-54589-4.
^ Richard W. Light (1 April 2007). Pleural diseases. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 376–. ISBN 978-0-7817-6957-0. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

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http://www.meddean.luc.edu/Lumen/MedEd/MEDICINE/PULMONAR/apd/lines.htm

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[1] Logan, Carolynn M.; Rice, M. Katherine (1987). Logan's Medical and Scientific Abbreviations. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. p. 3. ISBN 0-397-54589-4.

[Light2007-2] Richard W. Light (1 April 2007). Pleural diseases. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 376–. ISBN 978-0-7817-6957-0. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

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-The '''axillary lines''' are the [[anterior axillary line]], [[midaxillary line]] and the [[posterior axillary line]].The '''anterior axillary line''' <ref>{{cite book|author1=Logan, Carolynn M.|author2=Rice, M. Katherine|title=Logan's Medical and Scientific Abbreviations|date=1987|publisher=[[J. B. Lippincott Company]]|location=Philadelphia|isbn=0-397-54589-4|page=3|ref=logansaabrev}}</ref>
+The '''axillary lines''' are the anterior axillary line, midaxillary line and the posterior axillary line.
-is a [[Coronal plane|coronal]] line on the anterior torso marked by the [[anterior axillary fold]]. It's the imaginary line that runs down from the point midway between the middle of the [[clavicle]] and the lateral end of the clavicle; the lateral end of the collarbone is the end closer to the arm.
+The '''anterior axillary line''' <ref>{{cite book|author1=Logan, Carolynn M.|author2=Rice, M. Katherine|title=Logan's Medical and Scientific Abbreviations|date=1987|publisher=[[J. B. Lippincott Company]]|location=Philadelphia|isbn=0-397-54589-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/logansmedicalsci00loga/page/3 3]|ref=logansaabrev|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/logansmedicalsci00loga/page/3}}</ref>
+is a [[Coronal plane|coronal]] line on the anterior torso marked by the [[anterior axillary fold]]. It's the imaginary line that runs down from the point midway between the middle of the [[clavicle]] and the lateral end of the clavicle.
 The V<sub>5</sub> [[ECG]] lead is placed on the anterior axillary line, horizontally even with V<sub>4</sub>.
+The '''midaxillary line''' is a coronal line on the torso between the anterior and posterior axillary lines.
+It is a landmark used in [[thoracentesis]],<ref name="Light2007">{{cite book|author=Richard W. Light|title=Pleural diseases|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vHEpRHQXaKUC&pg=PA376|accessdate=4 November 2010|date=1 April 2007|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=978-0-7817-6957-0|pages=376–}}</ref> and the V6 electrode of the 10 electrode ECG.
 The '''posterior axillary line''' is a coronal line on the posterior torso marked by the [[posterior axillary fold]].
+== Additional images ==
+<gallery>
+File:Axillary lines.png|The left side of the thorax with lines labeled
+</gallery>
 ==See also==
+{{Anatomy-terms}}
-*[[Anatomical terms of location]]
+* [[List of anatomical lines]]
 ==References==

v t e Anatomical planes and lines
Sagittal plane	Median plane front (Anterior median line/Midsternal line, Parasternal line, Midclavicular line, Anterior axillary line, Midaxillary line) back (Posterior median line, Scapular line, Posterior axillary line)
Transverse plane	Thoracic plane Transpyloric plane Subcostal plane Transumbilical plane Supracristal plane Intertubercular plane Interspinous plane
Coronal/frontal plane	Sternal plane