Preferred Label : lateral thoracic artery;
Uberon definition : A blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the lateral structures of the thorax
and breast. It originates from the axillary artery and follows the lower border of
the Pectoralis minor muscle to the side of the chest, supplies the serratus ventralis
muscle and the Pectoralis major muscle, and sends branches across the axilla to the
axillary lymph nodes and Subscapularis muscle. It anastomoses with the internal thoracic
artery, subscapular, and intercostal arteries, and with the pectoral branch of the
thoracoacromial artery. In the female it supplies an external mammary branch which
turns round the free edge of the Pectoralis major and supplies the breasts. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : external mammary artery;
Origin ID : 0001396;
UMLS CUI : C0226421;
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A blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the lateral structures of the thorax
and breast. It originates from the axillary artery and follows the lower border of
the Pectoralis minor muscle to the side of the chest, supplies the serratus ventralis
muscle and the Pectoralis major muscle, and sends branches across the axilla to the
axillary lymph nodes and Subscapularis muscle. It anastomoses with the internal thoracic
artery, subscapular, and intercostal arteries, and with the pectoral branch of the
thoracoacromial artery. In the female it supplies an external mammary branch which
turns round the free edge of the Pectoralis major and supplies the breasts. [WP,unvetted].
