Superior epigastric artery

System Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT 244287004

Superior epigastric artery

Definition

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.

The Superior epigastric artery is a part of the Cardiovascular.

Also identified as