Large blood vessel
Blood vessel
| Thoracodorsal artery | |
|---|---|
 Latissimus dorsi | |
 Axillary artery and its branches - anterior view of right upper limb and thorax. | |
| Details | |
| Source | Subscapular artery |
| Supplies | Latissimus dorsi |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria thoracodorsalis |
| TA98 | A12.2.09.014 |
| TA2 | 4628 |
| FMA | 66320 |
| Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata] | |
The thoracodorsal artery is a branch of the subscapular artery. It passes inferior-ward upon the surface of the serratus anterior muscle (which it supplies posteroinferiorly to the lateral thoracic artery). It is accompanied by the thoracodorsal nerve along its source. It also supplies the latissimus dorsi.
It forms anastomoses with intercostal arteries.
References
- ^ "thoracodorsal artery - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
External links
- Anatomy figure: 05:04-21 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The axillary artery and its major branches shown in relation to major landmarks."
- Anatomy photo:05:07-0303 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Major Branches of the Axillary Artery"
- lesson3axillaryart&vein at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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