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INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY [1 record]

Record 1 2009-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

A branch of the subclavian artery of each side that runs down along the anterior wall of the thorax and rests against the costal cartilages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
CONT

La vascularisation sanguine. Elle est assurée par deux artères, branches de l'artère sous-clavière : - L'artère mammaire externe, superficielle - L'artère mammaire interne (ou thoracique interne), profonde, a un trajet sous-costal à proximité du bord du sternum. Ces artères se divisent dans le conjonctif pour alimenter un réseau capillaire dense péri-alvéolaire.

Spanish

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