Internal thoracic artery

Internal thoracic artery
Internal thoracic artery
	Right internal thoracic artery and its branches (labeled under its old name the Internal mammary artery, at upper right).
Details
Source	Subclavian artery
Branches	Pericardiocophrenic; Anterior intercostal branches ; Musculophrenic; Superior epigastric ; Perforating branches
Vein	Internal thoracic vein
Identifiers
Latin	arteria thoracica interna, arteria mammaria interna
MeSH	D008323
TA98	A12.2.08.029
TA2	4576
FMA	3960
	Anatomical terminology

In human anatomy, the internal thoracic artery (ITA), also known as the internal mammary artery, is an artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts.^[1] 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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