Esophageal (oesophageal in British English) arteries are a group of arteries from disparate sources supplying the esophagus. The blood supply to the esophagus can roughly be divided into thirds, with anastamoses between each area of supply.
| Esophageal arteries | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Vein | Esophageal veins |
| Supplies | Esophagus |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteriae oesophageae |
| FMA | 4149 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
More specifically, it can refer to:
- Esophageal branches of inferior thyroid artery (top third)
- Esophageal branches of thoracic part of aorta (middle third)
- Esophageal branches of left gastric artery (bottom third)
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