See Also: descending scapular artery(medicine)
dorsal scapular artery(medicine)
transverse scapular artery(medicine)
circumflex scapular artery(medicine)
descending genicular artery(medicine)
anterior descending artery(medicine)
descending palatine artery(medicine)
posterior descending artery(medicine)
descending artery of knee(medicine)
descending branch of occipital artery(medicine)

descending scapular artery (medicine)


descending scapular artery -->
dorsal scapular artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, subclavian or as the deep branch of the transverse cervical; distribution, passes deep to the rhomboid muscles, supplying them and other muscles and skin along the vertebral border of the scapula; anastomoses, suprascapular and scapular circumflex.

Synonym: arteria dorsalis scapulae, rami profundi arteriae transversae cervicis, ramus profundus arteriae transversae colli, arteria scapularis dorsalis, arteria scapularis descendens, deep branch of the transverse cervical artery, descending scapular artery, ramus profundus arteria scapularis descendens.