Cardiovascular system
Internal thoracic artery
Arteria thoracica interna
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Trunk
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Left subclavian artery
DescriptionUnreviewed
In human anatomy, the internal thoracic artery (ITA), previously commonly known as the internal mammary artery (a name still common among surgeons), is an artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts.
It is a paired artery, with one running along each side of the sternum, to continue after its bifurcation as the superior epigastric and musculophrenic arteries.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Arteria thoracica interna
- English
- Internal thoracic artery
- French
- Artère thoracique interne
- Spanish
- Arteria torácica interna
- Portuguese
- Artéria torácica interna