Superior epigastric artery
The superior epigastric artery ("upper upper abdominal artery ") - referred to as the cranial epigastric artery in animal anatomy - is an artery that comes from the chest cavity and extends to the lateral trunk wall . Along with the musculophrenic artery , it is one of the two terminal branches of the internal thoracic artery .
The superior epigastric artery supplies the anterior upper trunk wall and anastomoses with the inferior epigastric artery at the level of the navel . In animals with thoracic mammary glands , it takes care of the mammary complexes there .
In arteriosclerosis with gradual narrowing of the aorta , a collateral circulation can develop via the superior and inferior epigastric arteries , which enables adequate supply of the lower extremities .
literature
- Richard L. Drake, Wayne Vogl, Adam WM Mitchell: Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, Urban & Fischer, Munich et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-437-41231-8 , p. 133.
- 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.