thoraco-acromial artery

The thoracoacromial artery (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. [WP,unvetted]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the thoraco-acromial artery is

The thoracoacromial artery (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. [WP,unvetted]. The atlas records it as a artery at the organ scale in the human body.

Where the thoraco-acromial artery is

It sits within the cardiovascular system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the thoraco-acromial artery connects to

The atlas records 3 typed relationships for it, across 3 kinds of connection. part of shoulder.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the thoraco-acromial artery. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as acromiothoracic artery and thoracoacromial artery. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001395, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Questions

Where is the thoraco-acromial artery?

It sits within the cardiovascular system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the thoraco-acromial artery connect to?

Part of: shoulder.

Is the thoraco-acromial artery the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.