thoracoacromial artery


tho·ra·co·a·cro·mi·al ar·ter·y

[TA] origin, axillary; distribution, muscles and skin of shoulder and upper chest; anastomoses, branches of superior thoracic, internal thoracic, lateral thoracic, posterior and anterior circumflex humeral, and suprascapular. Synonym(s): arteria thoracoacromialis [TA], ramus deltoideus arteriae thoracoacromialis [TA], acromiothoracic artery, thoracic axis (1) , thoracoacromial trunk

tho·ra·co·a·cro·mi·al ar·te·ry

(thōr'ă-kō-ă-krō'mē-ăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles and skin of shoulder and upper chest; anastomoses, branches of superior thoracic, internal thoracic, lateral thoracic, posterior and anterior circumflex humeral, and suprascapular.
Synonym(s): arteria thoracoacromialis [TA] , acromiothoracic artery.

thoracoacromial artery

A branch of the axillary artery; its branches run to the acromion, the clavicle, and the deltoid and pectoral muscles. See also: artery