Back شريان صدري غائر Arabic Arteria thoracica interna German Arteria torácica interna Spanish Barneko arteria toraziko Basque سرخرگ سینهای درونی Persian Artère thoracique interne French Nutarnja prsna arterija Croatian Arteria toracica interna Italian 속가슴동맥 Korean Arteria thoracica interna Latin
| 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 | |
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.
- ^ Kramer, R. S.; Morton, J. R.; Groom, R. C.; Robaczewski, D. L. (2018-01-01), "Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting", in Vasan, Ramachandran S.; Sawyer, Douglas B. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Cardiovascular Research and Medicine, Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 700–729, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-809657-4.99754-0, ISBN 978-0-12-805154-2, retrieved 2020-11-12