Pericardiacophrenic artery
- Pericardiacophrenic artery
Infobox Artery
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = arteria pericardiacophrenica
GraySubject = 148
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Caption = The phrenic nerve and its relations with the vagus nerve. (Pericardiacophrenic artery not labeled, but region is visible.)
Caption2 = The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic labeled at center left.)
BranchFrom = Internal thoracic
BranchTo =
Vein = pericardiacophrenic veins
Supplies = pericardium, thoracic diaphragm
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DorlandsPre = a_61
DorlandsSuf = 12155452
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.
External links
* - "Pleural Cavities and Lungs: Structures Beneath the Left Mediastinal pleura"
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