Under the arm "arm pit"
axillary
no the axillary is part of the appendicular region.
No, the axillary region is lateral to the sternal region. The axillary region is located under the arm, while the sternal region is in the center of the chest, between the breasts.
THE CPT CODE IS 34490.
No, this is an accurate reading. You add a degree when obtaining temperature under the arm (axillary) or in the ear (tympanic).
You can use a regular thermometer probe to take a underarm (axillary) temperature.
214.1 is the ICD-9 code 00400 is the CPT code...the main term is anesthesia and the subterm is arm.
Ankle Aorta Arm Atlas Atria Axilla Axillary nerve Axillary artery Axillary vein Axis armpit
antebrachial (or antebrachium) = the part of the arm between the brachium (upper arm) and the carpus (wrist); known as the "forearm". axillary = armpit
Axillary nodes
on the side, under the arm (axillary thoracotomy); on the front, through the breastbone (median sternotomy); slanting from the back to the side (posterolateral thoracotomy); or under the breast