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The superior phrenic artery is a bilaterally paired artery of the thoracic cavity. The two arteries provide arterial supply to the superior surface of the diaphragm. Each artery typically arises from either (the inferior portion of) the descending part of the thoracic aorta or the 10th intercostal artery. They are distributed to the posterior part of the superior surface of the diaphragm. They form anastomoses with the musculophrenic arteries, and pericardiacophrenic arteries.

See also

• Inferior phrenic arteries

References

1. D'Antoni, Anthony V. (2014). "Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 7th Edition, by Keith L. Moore, Arthur F. Dalley II, and Anne M. R. Agur, Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014, 1134 pages, Paperback, ISBN 978-1-4511-1945-9. Price: $92.99". Clinical Anatomy. 27 (2): 274. doi:10.1002/ca.22316. ISSN 1098-2353.
2. Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 1042. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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