thoracodorsal artery

{{Use American English|date = January 2019}}

{{Short description|Large blood vessel}}

{{Use mdy dates|date = January 2019}}

{{Infobox artery

| Name = Thoracodorsal artery

| Latin = arteria thoracodorsalis

| Image = Latissimus_dorsi.png

| Caption = Latissimus dorsi

| Image2 = Gray523.png

| Caption2 = Axillary artery and its branches - anterior view of right upper limb and thorax.

| BranchFrom = Subscapular artery

| BranchTo =

| Vein =

| Supplies = Latissimus dorsi

}}

The thoracodorsal artery is a branch of the subscapular artery. It passes inferior-ward upon the surface of the serratus anterior muscle (which it supplies posteroinferiorly to the lateral thoracic artery).{{Cite web |title=thoracodorsal artery - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine |url=https://www.academie-medecine.fr/le-dictionnaire/index.php?q=thoracodorsal+artery |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.academie-medecine.fr}} It is accompanied by the thoracodorsal nerve along its source. It also supplies the latissimus dorsi.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

It forms anastomoses with intercostal arteries.