superior epigastric artery
An artery that arises from the internal thoracic arteryand anastomoses with the inferior epigastric artery at the umbilicus and supplies the anterior part of the abdominal wall and some of the diaphragm. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_epigastric_artery ]
Term info
superior epigastric artery
superior epigastric, superior epigastric branch
uberon
a. epigastrica superior
UBERON:0007153
Term relations
- epigastric artery and branching_part_of some internal thoracic artery and anastomoses with some inferior epigastric artery
- epigastric artery
- systemic artery
- anastomoses with some inferior epigastric artery
- branching_part_of some internal thoracic artery
- part of some internal thoracic artery