Superior phrenic arteries

The superior phrenic artery is a bilaterally paired artery of the thoracic cavity. The two arteries provide arterial supply to the superior surface of the diaphragm. Each artery typically arises from either (the inferior portion of^[1]) the descending part of the thoracic aorta or the 10th intercostal artery.^[2] They are distributed to the posterior part of the superior surface of the diaphragm. They form anastomoses with the musculophrenic arteries, and pericardiacophrenic arteries.^{[citation needed]}

Superior phrenic artery
Details
Source	Thoracic aorta
Vein	Superior phrenic vein
Identifiers
Latin	arteria phrenica superior
TA98	A12.2.11.006
TA2	4201
FMA	70805
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

See also

• Inferior phrenic arteries