Superior phrenic arteries
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Superior phrenic artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Thoracic aorta |
Vein | Superior phrenic vein |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Arteria phrenica superior |
TA | A12.2.11.006 |
FMA | 70805 |
Anatomical terminology |
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.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 601 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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