Pectoral branches of thoracoacromial artery
Rami pectorales arteriae thoracoacromialis
- Related terms: Pectoral branches; Thoracoacromial artery (Pectoral branches); Pectoral branches (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 (pectoral branches and deltoid branches).
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/).
