suprascapular artery


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su·pra·scap·u·lar ar·ter·y

[TA]
origin, thyrocervical trunk; distribution, clavicle, scapula, muscles of shoulder, and shoulder joint; anastomoses, transverse cervical circumflex scapular.
Synonym(s): arteria suprascapularis [TA], transverse scapular artery
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su·pra·scap·u·lar ar·te·ry

(sū'pră-skap'yū-lăr ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]
Origin, thyrocervical trunk; distribution, clavicle, scapula, muscles of shoulder, and shoulder joint; anastomoses, transverse cervical circumflex scapular.
Synonym(s): arteria suprascapularis [TA] , transverse scapular artery.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

suprascapular artery

A branch of the thyrocervical trunk (from the subclavian artery); it runs over the superior transverse scapular ligament in the scapular notch and supplies blood to the supraspinous and infraspinous fossae. Its branches include the acromial arteries and it anastomoses with the subscapular and transverse cervical arteries.
See also: artery
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