dorsal scapular artery

dor·sal scap·u·lar ar·ter·y

[TA]

origin, inconstant: subclavian (when this term is preferred) or as the deep branch of the transverse cervical; distribution, passes deep to the rhomboid muscles, supplying them and other muscles and skin along the vertebral border of the scapula; anastomoses, suprascapular and scapular circumflex.

Synonym(s): arteria dorsalis scapulae [TA], rami profundi arteriae transversae cervicis [TA], ramus profundus arteriae transversae colli [TA], arteria scapularis descendens, arteria scapularis dorsalis, deep branch of the transverse cervical artery, descending scapular artery, ramus profundus arteriae scapularis descendentis

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dorsal scapular artery

(1) Dorsal artery of scapula; arteria dorsalis scapulae [NA6]. 
(2) Deep branch of transverse cervical artery; ramus profundus arteriae transversae cervicis [NA6].

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dor·sal scap·u·lar ar·te·ry

(dōr'săl skap'yū-lăr ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]

Origin, subclavian or as the deep branch of the transverse cervical; distribution, passes deep to the rhomboid muscles, supplying them and other muscles and skin along the vertebral border of the scapula; anastomoses, suprascapular and scapular circumflex.

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