Thoracodorsal artery

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Thoracodorsal artery
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Latissimus dorsi
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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

The thoracodorsal artery is a branch of the subscapular artery. It passes inferior-ward upon the suface of the serratus anterior muscle (which it supplies posteroinferiorly to the lateral thoracic artery). [1] It is accompanied by the thoracodorsal nerve along its source. It also supplies the latissimus dorsi.[ citation needed ]

It forms anastomoses with intercostal arteries. [1]


  1. 1 2 "thoracodorsal artery - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

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