Internal thoracic artery

System Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT 244239009

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.

Also identified as