Deltoid branch of thoracoacromial artery

Deltoid branch of thoracoacromial artery
Details
Vein	cephalic vein
Supplies	Deltoid muscle
Identifiers
Latin	ramus deltoideus arteriae thoracoacromialis
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_02/12689805
TA	A12.2.09.009
FMA	23067
*Anatomical terminology*

The deltoid branch of thoracoacromial artery, often arising with the acromial, crosses over the Pectoralis minor and passes in the same groove as the cephalic vein, between the Pectoralis major and Deltoideus, and gives branches to both muscles.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Shoulder (before teres minor)

1st part	Superior thoracic artery
2nd part	Thoracoacromial artery pectoral branch acromial branch clavicular branch deltoid branch Lateral thoracic artery
3rd part	Subscapular artery scapular anastomosis circumflex scapular artery thoracodorsal artery anterior humeral circumflex artery posterior humeral circumflex artery

Forearm (before cubital fossa)

forearm	radial recurrent
wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch deep palmar arch
hand	Superficial palmar branch princeps pollicis radialis indicis artery superficial palmar arch

forearm	ulnar recurrent anterior posterior common interosseous anterior posterior interosseous recurrent
wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch superficial palmar arch

Arterial Arches

Dorsal carpal arch	dorsal metacarpal dorsal digital
Palmar carpal arch	superficial palmar arch common palmar digital proper palmar digital deep palmar arch palmar metacarpal

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