Internal thoracic artery
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
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Internal thoracic artery
Definition
An artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts. 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. [WP,unvetted].
Also known as internal mammary artery, internal thoracic mammary artery — per UBERON
The Internal thoracic artery is a part of the Cardiovascular.