Superior phrenic artery

Artery: Superior phrenic artery
Latin	arteriae phrenicae superiores
Gray's	subject #153 601
Source	thoracic aorta
Vein	superior phrenic vein

The superior phrenic arteries are small and arise from the lower part of the thoracic aorta; they are distributed to the posterior part of the upper surface of the diaphragm, and anastomose with the musculophrenic and pericardiacophrenic arteries.

See also

• Inferior phrenic arteries

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