Thoracodorsal artery | |
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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]
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