Deltoid branch of thoracoacromial artery
Ramus deltoideus arteriae thoracoacromialis
- Related terms: Deltoid branch; Thoracoacromial artery (Deltoid branch); Deltoid branch (Thoracoacromial artery)
Definition
The deltoid (humeral) branch, 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 definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
