Superior phrenic arteries

Blood vessels · Latin: Arteriae phrenicae superiores

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The superior phrenic arteries are small and arise from the lower part of the thoracic aorta.

They are distributed to the posterior part of the upper surface of the diaphragm, and anastomose with the musculophrenic and pericardiacophrenic arteries.

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