superior thoracic artery
(redirected from Highest thoracic artery)su·pe·ri·or tho·rac·ic ar·ter·y
[TA]origin, axillary; distribution, muscles of superior chest; anastomoses, branches of suprascapular, internal thoracic, and thoracoacromial.
Synonym(s): arteria thoracica superior [TA], highest thoracic artery
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su·pe·ri·or tho·rac·ic ar·te·ry
(sŭ-pēr'ē-ŏr thōr-as'ik ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles of superior chest; anastomoses, branches of suprascapular, internal thoracic, and thoracoacromial.
Synonym(s): arteria thoracica superior, highest thoracic artery.
Synonym(s): arteria thoracica superior, highest thoracic artery.
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