thoracodorsal artery

tho·ra·co·dor·sal ar·ter·y

[TA]

origin, terminal branch (with circumflex scapular artery) of subscapular; distribution, muscles of upper part of back especially the latissimus dorsi; anastomoses, branches of lateral thoracic.

Synonym(s): arteria thoracodorsalis [TA], dorsal thoracic artery

tho·ra·co·dor·sal ar·te·ry

(thōr'ă-kō-dōr'săl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]

Origin, subscapular; distribution, muscles of upper part of back; anastomoses, branches of lateral thoracic.
Synonym(s): arteria thoracodorsalis [TA] .

thoracodorsal artery

A branch of the subscapular artery; it supplies blood to the back wall of the thorax and the latissimus dorsi muscle.

See also: artery