Internal Thoracic artery

Question 1

Where does it arise?

Answer 1

subclavian artery

Question 2

What are the branches?

Answer 2

Minor branches, pericardiacophrenic artery, intercostal branches, musculophrenic artery and superior epigastric artery

Question 3

What does the pericardiacophrenic artery supply?

Answer 3

pericardium of diaphragm and travels with the phrenic nerve

Question 4

What do the intercostal branches supply?

Answer 4

intercostal muscles

Question 5

musculophrenic artery

Answer 5

passes from the 7th rib along the insertion of the diaphragm

Question 6

The superior epigastric artery

Answer 6

passes through diaphragm to the rectus abdominis where it anastomoses with the inferior epigastric artery