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
- SCTID 244287004 per UBERON