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(Redirected from Armpit)
The 'underarm' (or 'armpit', 'axilla', or 'oxter') is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder.
Anatomically, the axilla has the following boundaries:
★ ''anteriorly'': by the pectoralis major, minor, and subclavius muscles.
★ ''posteriorly'': by the subscapularis above, and teres major and latissimus dorsi below
★ ''medially'': by the ribcage and by the serratus anterior.
★ ''laterally'': by the coracobrachialis, the short head of the biceps brachii, and intertubercular groove
★ ''inlet/apex'': by the outer border of first rib, superior border of scapula, and posterior border of clavicle
★ ''floor/base'': by the skin (visible surface of armpit)
Main articles: Underarm hair
Underarm hair usually grows in the underarms of both males and females, beginning in adolescence, though it is common in some societies for women to remove it for aesthetic reasons, while men tend to keep it. Recently, however, many men in the U.S. and Europe have begun to remove underarm hair due to popularization by hairless male models and athletes and thinking it is embarrassing if they show it when wearing a sleeveless shirt.
Body odor develops in the underarms due in part to the waste products of microorganisms that feed on sebum, the fatty secretions produced by apocrine glands. The native microorganisms are regarded as an ecoorgan.
A wide variety of deodorant and antiperspirant products are sold for the purpose of mitigating this odour.
The underarms are among the locations in the human body which are most vulnerable to tickling.
The sexual attraction to the underarms is called axillism or maschalophilous.
The term 'oxter', pronounced 'ock-ster' is most often used in Scotland, northern England, and Ireland. Northern Ireland generally replaces all other names of underarm for oxter.
The term "underarm" only refers to the outer surface of the axilla.[1] However, the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in casual contexts.
Colloquially, ''armpit'' refers to an object or place which is smelly, greasy or otherwise undesirable.
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The 'underarm' (or 'armpit', 'axilla', or 'oxter') is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder.
| Contents |
| Boundaries |
| Underarm hair |
| Body odor |
| Cultural significance |
| Terminology |
| See also |
| Additional images |
| References |
| External links |
Boundaries
Anatomically, the axilla has the following boundaries:
★ ''anteriorly'': by the pectoralis major, minor, and subclavius muscles.
★ ''posteriorly'': by the subscapularis above, and teres major and latissimus dorsi below
★ ''medially'': by the ribcage and by the serratus anterior.
★ ''laterally'': by the coracobrachialis, the short head of the biceps brachii, and intertubercular groove
★ ''inlet/apex'': by the outer border of first rib, superior border of scapula, and posterior border of clavicle
★ ''floor/base'': by the skin (visible surface of armpit)
Underarm hair
Main articles: Underarm hair
Underarm of a female human
Underarm hair usually grows in the underarms of both males and females, beginning in adolescence, though it is common in some societies for women to remove it for aesthetic reasons, while men tend to keep it. Recently, however, many men in the U.S. and Europe have begun to remove underarm hair due to popularization by hairless male models and athletes and thinking it is embarrassing if they show it when wearing a sleeveless shirt.
Body odor
Body odor develops in the underarms due in part to the waste products of microorganisms that feed on sebum, the fatty secretions produced by apocrine glands. The native microorganisms are regarded as an ecoorgan.
A wide variety of deodorant and antiperspirant products are sold for the purpose of mitigating this odour.
Cultural significance
The underarms are among the locations in the human body which are most vulnerable to tickling.
The sexual attraction to the underarms is called axillism or maschalophilous.
Terminology
The term 'oxter', pronounced 'ock-ster' is most often used in Scotland, northern England, and Ireland. Northern Ireland generally replaces all other names of underarm for oxter.
The term "underarm" only refers to the outer surface of the axilla.[1] However, the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in casual contexts.
Colloquially, ''armpit'' refers to an object or place which is smelly, greasy or otherwise undesirable.
See also
★ Underarm hair
Additional images
References
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External links
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