Thoracodorsal artery explained

Thoracodorsal artery
Latin:arteria thoracodorsalis
Branchfrom:Subscapular artery
Supplies:Latissimus dorsi

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.

It forms anastomoses with intercostal arteries.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: thoracodorsal artery - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine . 2024-08-12 . www.academie-medecine.fr.