Transverse cervical artery
The arteria transversa cervicis or arteria transversa colli is an artery of the neck that usually arises from the thyrocervical trunk . It can also arise independently as a direct branch from the subclavian artery .
It has two branches:
- Ramus superficialis (also called arteria cervicalis superficialis )
- Ramus profundus (also called arteria dorsalis scapulae )
The branches supply various muscles in the neck, neck and shoulder area.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b FCAT - Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology: Terminologia Anatomica. Thieme, Stuttgart et al. 1998, ISBN 3-13-114361-4 .
literature
- Gerhard Aumüller , Gabriela Aust, Andreas Doll, et al .: Anatomie (= dual series. ). 2nd, revised edition. Thieme, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-13-136042-7 .
- Herbert Lippert : Textbook anatomy. 6th, revised edition. Urban & Fischer, Munich et al. 2003, ISBN 3-437-42361-4 .