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.

Tipo Bone
Estructura principal systemic artery
FMA ID 20734

Preguntas frecuentes

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.

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