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| Artery: Pericardiacophrenic artery | |
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| The phrenic nerve and its relations with the vagus nerve. (Pericardiacophrenic artery not labeled, but region is visible.) | |
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| The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic labeled at center left.) | |
| Latin | arteria pericardiacophrenica |
| Gray's | subject #148 584 |
| Supplies | pericardium, thoracic diaphragm |
| Source | Internal thoracic |
| Vein | pericardiacophrenic veins |
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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, to which it is distributed; it anastomoses with the musculophrenic and inferior phrenic arteries.
External links
- SUNY Labs 19:11-0104 - "Pleural Cavities and Lungs: Structures Beneath the Left Mediastinal pleura"
- pericardiacophrenic+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
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