Acromial branch of thoracoacromial artery
Ramus acromialis arteriae thoracoacromialis
- Related terms: Acromial branch; Thoracoacromial artery (Acromial branch); Acromial branch (Thoracoacromial artery)
Definition
The acromial branch runs lateralward over the coracoid process and under the Deltoideus, to which it gives branches; it then pierces that muscle and ends on the acromion in an arterial network formed by branches from the transverse scapular, thoracoacromial, and posterior humeral circumflex arteries.
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/).
