A phrenic artery that arises from the lower part of the thoracic aorta and is distributed to the posterior part of the upper surface of the diaphragm, and anastomoses with the musculophrenic and pericardiacophrenic arteries. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_phrenic_artery ]
Synonyms: arteriae phrenicae superiores arteria phrenicea superioris
Term information
- Wikipedia:Superior_phrenic_artery
- FMA:4163
- SCTID:198521008
human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- phrenic artery
- thoracic segment blood vessel
- part of some thoracic aorta
- connected to some descending thoracic aorta
- branching part of some thoracic aorta