Subscapular artery

Subscapular artery
Axillary artery and its branches, including subscapular artery - anterior view of right upper limb and thorax.
The scapular and circumflex arteries.
Details
Source	Axillary artery
Branches	circumflex scapular artery, thoracodorsal artery
Supplies	Latissimus dorsi
Identifiers
Latin	arteria subscapularis
TA	A12.2.09.013
FMA	22677
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The subscapular artery, the largest branch of the axillary artery, arises at the lower border of the Subscapularis muscle, which it follows to the inferior angle of the scapula, where it anastomoses with the lateral thoracic and intercostal arteries, and with the descending branch of the dorsal scapular artery (aka deep branch of the transverse cervical artery if it arises from the cervical trunk), and ends in the neighboring muscles.

About 4 cm. from its origin it gives off two branches, first the scapular circumflex artery and then the thoracodorsal artery.

Additional Images

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Shoulder (before teres minor)

1st part	Superior thoracic artery

2nd part	Thoracoacromial artery pectoral branch acromial branch clavicular branch deltoid branch Lateral thoracic artery

3rd part	Subscapular artery scapular anastomosis circumflex scapular artery thoracodorsal artery anterior humeral circumflex artery posterior humeral circumflex artery

Forearm (before cubital fossa)

forearm	radial recurrent

wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch deep palmar arch

hand	Superficial palmar branch princeps pollicis radialis indicis artery superficial palmar arch

forearm	ulnar recurrent anterior posterior common interosseous anterior posterior interosseous recurrent

wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch superficial palmar arch

Arterial Arches

Dorsal carpal arch	dorsal metacarpal dorsal digital

Palmar carpal arch	superficial palmar arch common palmar digital proper palmar digital deep palmar arch palmar metacarpal

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