RT Journal T1 OCtober 1999 JF Archives of Surgery JO Archives of Surgery YR 1999 FD October 1 VO 134 IS 10 SP 1157 OP 1157 DO 10.1001/archsurg.134.10.1157 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.134.10.1157 AB The subclavian artery becomes the axillary artery at the lateral border of the first rib. The axillary artery becomes the brachial artery at the inferior border of the teres major muscle.1