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Artery: Thoracodorsal artery
Image:Latissimus dorsi.png
Latissimus dorsi
Axillary artery and its branches - anterior view of right upper limb and thorax.
Latin	arteria thoracodorsalis
Gray's	subject #149 588
Supplies	latissimus dorsi
Source	subscapular artery
Dorlands/Elsevier	a_61/12156359

The thoracodorsal artery is a branch of the subscapular artery. It travels inferiorly with the thoracodorsal nerve and supplies the latissimus dorsi.

[edit] External links

• Dictionary at eMedicine thoracodorsal+artery
• SUNY Figs 05:04-21 - "The axillary artery and its major branches shown in relation to major landmarks."
• SUNY Labs 05:07-0303 - "Major Branches of the Axillary Artery"

Arteries of upper limbsedit

AXILLARY: superior thoracic - thoracoacromial - lateral thoracic - subscapular (circumflex scapular - thoracodorsal) - anterior humeral circumflex - posterior humeral circumflex | (Gray's s149) BRACHIAL: profunda brachii (radial collateral, medial collateral) - superior ulnar collateral - inferior ulnar collateral | (Gray's s150) RADIAL: deep palmar arch - radial recurrent - superficial palmar arch - dorsal carpal - dorsal carpal network - dorsal metacarpal - princeps pollicis - radial of index finger - volar metacarpal | (Gray's s151) ULNAR: anterior ulnar recurrent - posterior ulnar recurrent - common interosseous - volar interosseous - posterior interosseous - interosseous recurrent - common volar digital | (Gray's s152)