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.