Preferred Label : subscapular artery;
Uberon definition : The subscapular artery, the largest branch of the axillary artery, arises at the lower
border of the Subscapularis, which it follows to the inferior angle of the scapula,
where it anastomoses with the lateral thoracic and intercostal arteries and with the
descending branch of the transverse cervical, and ends in the neighboring muscles.
About 4 cm. from its origin it gives off two branches, first the scapular circumflex
artery and then the thoracodorsal artery. [WP,unvetted].;
Origin ID : 0001397;
UMLS CUI : C0226422;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
The subscapular artery, the largest branch of the axillary artery, arises at the lower
border of the Subscapularis, which it follows to the inferior angle of the scapula,
where it anastomoses with the lateral thoracic and intercostal arteries and with the
descending branch of the transverse cervical, and ends in the neighboring muscles.
About 4 cm. from its origin it gives off two branches, first the scapular circumflex
artery and then the thoracodorsal artery. [WP,unvetted].
