Internal thoracic artery
Internal thoracic artery
The Internal thoracic artery (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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polski), also known as the internal mammary artery, is a major blood vessel that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts.
Etymology
The term "internal thoracic artery" is derived from the Latin words "internus" meaning inside, "thoracicus" meaning of the chest, and "arteria" meaning windpipe or artery. The alternative name, "internal mammary artery", is derived from the Latin "mamma" meaning breast, referring to the artery's role in supplying blood to the breasts.
Anatomy
The internal thoracic artery originates from the subclavian artery and runs down the inside of the chest wall, parallel to the sternum. It gives off several branches, including the anterior intercostal arteries, which supply the intercostal muscles, and the pericardiophrenic artery, which supplies the pericardium and diaphragm.
Clinical significance
The internal thoracic artery is often used in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a surgical procedure to improve blood flow to the heart. The artery's long length and proximity to the heart make it an ideal choice for this procedure.
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External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Internal thoracic artery
- Wikipedia's article - Internal thoracic artery
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski