Internal thoracic artery | |
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![]() 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.