| Pericardiacophrenic artery | |
|---|---|
 Thephrenic nerve and its relations with thevagus nerve. (Pericardiacophrenic artery not labeled, but region is visible.) | |
 The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic labeled at center left.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Internal thoracic |
| Vein | Pericardiacophrenic veins |
| Supplies | Pericardium,thoracic diaphragm |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria pericardiacophrenica |
| TA98 | A12.2.08.034 |
| TA2 | 4581 |
| FMA | 3964 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Thepericardiacophrenic artery is a long slender branch of theinternal thoracic artery.[1]
The pericardiacophrenic artery branches from the internal thoracic artery.[1]
The pericardiacophrenic arteries travel through thethoracic cavity. They course through thefibrous pericardium.[2] The pericardiacophrenic artery accompanies thephrenic nerve between thepleura andpericardium, to thediaphragm.[3] This is where both the artery and the phrenic nerve are distributed.
The pericardiacophrenic arteries provide arterial supply to thefibrous pericardium,[2] and (along with the musculophrenic arteries) the diaphragm.[4]
Itanastomoses with themusculophrenic, andsuperior phrenic arteries.[5]
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 584 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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