superior phrenic artery


su·pe·ri·or phren·ic ar·te·ry

(sŭ-pēr'ē-ŏr fren'ik ahr'tĕr-ē) One of a pair of small arteries given off from the thoracic aorta just superior to the diaphragm; distribution, diaphragm; anastomoses, musculophrenic, pericardiacophrenic, and inferior phrenic.
Synonym(s): arteria phrenica superior.

superior phrenic artery

A branch of the thoracic aorta, supplying blood to the diaphragm.See also: artery