Pericardiacophrenic artery
| Pericardiacophrenic artery | |
|---|---|
 The phrenic nerve and its relations with the vagus nerve. (Pericardiacophrenic artery not labeled, but region is visible.) | |
 The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic labeled at center left.) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | arteria pericardiacophrenica |
Source | Internal thoracic |
| pericardiacophrenic veins | |
| Supplies | pericardium, thoracic diaphragm |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.584 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | a_61/12155452 |
| TA | A12.2.08.034 |
| FMA | 3964 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The pericardiacophrenic artery is a long slender branch of the internal thoracic artery. It accompanies the phrenic nerve, between the pleura and pericardium, to the diaphragm, to which it is distributed. It anastomoses with the musculophrenic and inferior phrenic arteries.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy photo:19:11-0104 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Pleural Cavities and Lungs: Structures Beneath the Left Mediastinal pleura"
- ‹The template EMedicineDictionary is being considered for deletion.› pericardiacophrenic+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
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