subscapular artery


sub·scap·u·lar ar·ter·y

[TA] origin, axillary; branches, circumflex scapular, thoracodorsal; distribution, muscles of shoulder and scapular region; anastomoses, branches of transverse cervical, suprascapular, lateral thoracic, and intercostals. Synonym(s): arteria subscapularis [TA]

sub·scap·u·lar ar·te·ry

(sŭb-skap'yū-lăr ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, axillary; branches, circumflex scapular, thoracodorsal; distribution, muscles of shoulder and scapular region; anastomoses, branches of transverse cervical, suprascapular, lateral thoracic, and intercostals.
Synonym(s): arteria subscapularis [TA] .

subscapular artery

A large branch of the axillary artery; it supplies blood to the back wall of the thorax and the latissimus dorsi and subscapularis muscles. Its branches include the thoracodorsal and circumflex scapular arteries. See also: artery