superior 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

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.