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The thoracoacromial artery (acromiothoracic artery; thoracic axis) is a short trunk that arises from the second part of the axillary artery, its origin being generally overlapped by the upper edge of the pectoralis minor.
Video Thoracoacromial artery
Branches
Projecting forward to the upper border of the Pectoralis minor, it pierces the coracoclavicular fascia and divides into four branches--pectoral, acromial, clavicular, and deltoid.
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Mnemonic
Mnemonics used to remember the four branches are:
- "ABCD where Breast"
- "Cadavers Are Dead People" or "CADP" where P (pectoral).
- "All Dogs Can Pee" or "ADCP" where P (pectoral).
- "CAlifornia Police Department" or "CAPD"
- "packed" or "PACD"
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Additional images
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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External links
- lesson2nerartveinspectregion at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- lesson3axillaryart&vein at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- Anatomy photo:04:07-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Pectoral Region: Thoracoacromial Artery and its Branches"
- Anatomy figure: 05:04-12 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The axillary artery and its major branches shown in relation to major landmarks."
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