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ausculatory triangle (triangle of auscultation)

A small triangular gap in the musculature. -> formed by the lower border of the trapezius, the latissimus dorsi & the medial margin of the scapula. The absence of musculature allows respiratory sounds to be heard clearly with a stethoscope.

General

anatomic structure

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

Component-of

posterior triangle of neck (lateral region)

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