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Cardiovascular System > Blood Vessels > Arteries > Epigastric Arteries

Preferred term

Epigastric Arteries  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • nothing to do with stomach or gastric: read MeSH definition

Scope note

  • Inferior and external epigastric arteries arise from external iliac; superficial from femoral; superior from internal thoracic. They supply the abdominal muscles, diaphragm, iliac region, and groin. The inferior epigastric artery is used in coronary artery bypass grafting and myocardial revascularization.

History note

  • 96

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019074

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