Thymic branches of internal thoracic artery
| Artery: Thymic branches of internal thoracic artery | |
|---|---|
| Latin | rami thymici arteriae thoracicae internae |
| Supplies | thymus |
| Source | internal thoracic artery |
| Vein | thymic veins |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | r_02/12692317 |
The Thymic branches of internal thoracic artery are arteries that supply the thymus.
External links
- Isomura T, Hisatomi K, Hirano A, Ohishi K, Inoue O, Kato H (1992). "The internal thoracic artery and its branches after coronary artery anastomoses in pediatric patients". Journal of cardiac surgery 7 (3): 225–30. PMID 1392229.
| List of arteries of torso - chest | |
|---|---|
| Pulmonary / coronary |
right
coronary: SA nodal - AV nodal - atrial -
right marginal - posterior interventricular left coronary: anterior interventricular - left circumflex - left marginal |
| Ascending aorta | aortic arch - brachiocephalic (thyreoidea ima) - common carotid |
| internal
thoracic: anterior intercostal -
thymic - pericardiacophrenic -
terminal (musculophrenic, superior epigastric) costocervical trunk: highest intercostal (posterior intercostal 1-2) - deep cervical |
|
| Descending / thoracic aorta |
visceral: bronchial - esophageal -
mediastinal parietal: posterior intercostal 3-11 - subcostal - superior phrenic |
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