Pericardiacophrenic artery
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{{Infobox Artery |
Name = {{PAGENAME}} |
Latin = arteria pericardiacophrenica |
GraySubject = 148 |
GrayPage = 584 |
Image = Gray806.png |
Caption = The [[phrenic nerve]] and its relations with the [[vagus nerve]]. (Pericardiacophrenic artery not labeled, but region is visible.) |
Image2 = Gray530.png |
Caption2 = The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic labeled at center left.) |
BranchFrom = [[Internal thoracic artery|Internal thoracic]] |
BranchTo = |
Vein = [[pericardiacophrenic veins]] |
Supplies = [[pericardium]], [[thoracic diaphragm]] |
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MeshNumber = |
DorlandsPre = a_61 |
DorlandsSuf = 12155452 |
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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 (anatomy)|diaphragm]], to which it is distributed; it anastomoses with the [[musculophrenic]] and [[inferior phrenic]] arteries.
==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|19|11|01|04}} - "Pleural Cavities and Lungs: Structures Beneath the Left [[Mediastinal pleura]]"
* {{eMedicineDictionary|pericardiacophrenic+artery}}
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[[Category:Arteries]]
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{{Arteries of chest}}