Superior thoracic artery
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The superior thoracic artery (highest thoracic artery) is a small artery[1] located near the armpit.[citation needed] It usually originates from (the first division of) the axillary artery, but can instead originate from the thoracoacromial artery (itself a branch of the second division of the axillary artery). It supplies the pectoralis minor and major muscles, and the chest wall.[1]
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Superior thoracic artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Axillary artery |
Branches | Anastomoses with intercostal arteries and/or internal thoracic artery |
Supplies | Serratus anterior |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria thoracica superior |
TA98 | A12.2.09.004 |
TA2 | 4618 |
FMA | 22668 |
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