inferior phrenic artery


in·fe·ri·or phren·ic ar·ter·y

[TA] origin, the right or left member of the first paired branches of the abdominal aorta inferior to the diaphragm; distribution, diaphragm; anastomoses, superior phrenic, internal thoracic, and musculophrenic. Synonym(s): arteria phrenica inferior [TA]

in·fe·ri·or phren·ic ar·te·ry

(in-fēr'ē-ŏr fren'ik ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, the first paired branch from the abdominal aorta inferior to the diaphragm; distribution, diaphragm; anastomoses, superior phrenic, internal thoracic, and musculophrenic.
Synonym(s): arteria phrenica inferior.

inferior phrenic artery

A branch of the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm; it supplies blood to the diaphragm. Its branches include the superior adrenal arteries. Synonym: phrenic artery See: aorta (Branches of aorta) for illus.See also: artery