Pericardiacophrenic artery 4485676 161363272 2007-09-30T18:37:12Z Quartertone 35017 added internal thoracic artery as origin {{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]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | 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 (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}} {{Gray's}} [[Category:Arteries]] {{circulatory-stub}} {{Arteries of chest}}