AXILLARY VARIATIONS

For this self-directed project, I worked with an anatomy professor at my University who was wanting illustrations of anatomical variations. They stated that variations in the axillary were something that they needed better illustrations of, specifically what it would look like during an axillary clearance. The goal was to be able to show the 4th year students what they may come across if they were ever needing to work within the axilla.

I created the typical axilla and its anatomy, and then also two of the more common variations: axillary arch and pectoralis quartus. I then overlayed the surgical illustration to show what an axillary clearance view might look like.

Although they only needed the images for lectures, I also put the images within a mockup textbook page to be able to present the illustrations together within context.