Esophageal branches of thoracic part of aorta
| Esophageal branches of thoracic part of aorta | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Latin | rami oesophageales partis thoracicae aortae |
Source | descending aorta |
| esophageal veins | |
| Supplies | esophagus |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.600 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | r_02/12691278 |
| TA | A12.2.11.003 |
| FMA | 71537 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The esophageal arteries four or five in number, arise from the front of the aorta, and pass obliquely downward to the esophagus, forming a chain of anastomoses along that tube, anastomosing with the esophageal branches of the inferior thyroid arteries above, and with ascending branches from the left inferior phrenic and left gastric arteries below. These arteries supply the middle third of the esophagus.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy figure: 21:06-00 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Branches of the ascending aorta, arch of the aorta, and the descending aorta."
- esophageal+arteries at eMedicine Dictionary
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