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superficial epigastric artery

An artery that arises from the femoral artery and supplies the abdominal wall. It distributes branches to the superficial subinguinal lymph glands, the superficial fascia, and the integument; it anastomoses with branches of the inferior epigastric, and with its fellow of the opposite side.

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Typ Bone
Übergeordnete Struktur systemic artery
FMA ID 20734

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What is the superficial epigastric artery?

An artery that arises from the femoral artery and supplies the abdominal wall. It distributes branches to the superficial subinguinal lymph glands, the superficial fascia, and the integument; it anastomoses with branches of the inferior epigastric, and with its fellow of the opposite side.

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy — FMA:20734 Reference anatomy ontology (University of Washington)
  2. UBERON — UBERON:0034964 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)
  3. Wikidata — Q707145 Structured knowledge base cross-reference
  4. Wikipedia — superficial epigastric artery Encyclopedia article (verified cross-reference)

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.