Superficial epigastric artery

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Blood vessels of the abdomen in humans, arteria epigastrica superficialis referred to as "superficial epigastric"

The superficial epigastric artery ("superficial upper abdominal artery ") is a small artery in the trunk . In humans it arises from the femoral artery just below the inguinal ligament and passes through the saphenous hiatus and the cribrosa fascia . Then it pulls in the subcutaneous tissue on the front abdominal wall towards the navel .

In veterinary anatomy, the artery is called the superficial caudal epigastric artery and emerges from the external pudendal artery . Here, too, it runs in the subcutaneous umbilical direction and anastomoses there with the superficial epigastric artery . In addition to the skin, it also supplies the mammary gland , in males the penile foreskin . In horses and cattle, it is also known as the arteria mammaria cranialis ("anterior udder artery").

literature

  • Walther Graumann, Dieter Sasse (Ed.): Sensory systems, skin, CNS. Peripheral pathways (= Compact Anatomy Textbook. Vol. 4). Schattauer, Stuttgart et al. 2005, ISBN 3-7945-2064-5 , p. 596.
  • Uwe Gille: Cardiovascular and immune system, Angiologia. In: Franz-Viktor Salomon, Hans Geyer, Uwe Gille (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 404-463, here p. 435.