Superior thoracic artery

Superior thoracic artery
The axillary artery and its branches (superior throracic artery is the upper-rightmost artery)
Details
SourceAxillary artery
BranchesAnastomoses with intercostal arteries and/or internal thoracic artery
SuppliesSerratus anterior
Identifiers
Latinarteria thoracica superior
TA98A12.2.09.004
TA24618
FMA22668
Anatomical terminology

The superior thoracic artery (highest thoracic artery) is a small artery[1] located near the armpit.[2] 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]

  1. ^ a b Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 921. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Shahoud, James S.; Kerndt, Connor C.; Burns, Bracken (2024), "Anatomy, Thorax, Internal Mammary (Internal Thoracic) Arteries", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30726022, retrieved 2024-08-26