Anteriorly | Posteriorly | Superiorly | Inferiorly | Medially | Laterally | |
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SCV | bounded by the deep surface of the sternocleidomastoid and the deep cervical fascia | Lat: the anterior and medial borders of the anterior scalene muscle. | the posterior border was defined by the subclavian artery | lateral edge of the trachea excluding the thyroid gland and thyroid cartilage superiorly | ||
Med: medially to the carotid artery and internal jugular vein | ||||||
IFV | the deep surface of the pectoralis major muscle | subclavian-axillary artery | the most superior aspect of the pectoralis minor muscle | level of the insertion of the clavicle into the manubrium | lateral edge of the clavicle | medial border of the pectoralis minor muscle |