Thoracodorsal artery

The thoracodorsal artery is a branch of the subscapular artery. It passes inferior-ward upon the surface 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]}

Thoracodorsal artery
Latissimus dorsi
Axillary artery and its branches - anterior view of right upper limb and thorax.
Details
Source	Subscapular artery
Supplies	Latissimus dorsi
Identifiers
Latin	arteria thoracodorsalis
TA98	A12.2.09.014
TA2	4628
FMA	66320
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

It forms anastomoses with intercostal arteries.^[1]