Thoracoacromial artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Axillary artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria thoracoacromialis |
TA98 | A12.2.09.005 |
TA2 | 4619 |
FMA | 22671 |
Anatomical terminology |
The thoracoacromial artery (acromiothoracic artery; thoracic axis) is a short trunk that arises from the second part of the axillary artery, its origin being generally overlapped by the upper edge of the pectoralis minor.