Trunk of thoraco-acromial artery at a glance
- What it is
- The main stem of the thoraco-acromial artery.
- Location
- It arises from the second part of the axillary artery, pierces the clavipectoral fascia and divides into pectoral, deltoid, acromial and clavicular branches.
- Function
- It supplies the pectoral, deltoid and shoulder region.
- Body system
- Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA66564 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Structures next to the trunk of thoraco-acromial artery
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Clavicle · skeletal
- Acromial branch of thoraco-acromial artery · cardiovascular
- Subclavius · muscular
- Suprascapular artery · cardiovascular
- Axillary artery · cardiovascular
- Second rib · skeletal
- Subclavian vein · cardiovascular
- Subclavian artery · cardiovascular
- Deltoid branch of thoraco-acromial artery · cardiovascular
- Clavicular part of pectoralis major · muscular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Trunk of thoraco-acromial artery (FMA66564). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
- OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
- Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.
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