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Thoracoacromial Artery




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  Caption The Scapular and Circumflex arteries
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The thoracoacromial artery (a. thoracoacromialis; acromiothoracic artery; thoracic axis) is a short trunk, which arises from the forepart of the Axillary Artery , its origin being generally overlapped by the upper edge of the Pectoralis Minor . Projecting forward to the upper border of this muscle, it pierces the Coracoclavicular Fascia and divides into four branches—pectoral, acromial, clavicular, and deltoid.





One Mnemonic used to remember the four branches is "Cadavers '''A'''re '''D'''ead '''P'''eople".


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