Superior suprarenal artery

Superior suprarenal artery

Posterior abdominal wall, after removal of the peritoneum, showing kidneys, suprarenal capsules, and great vessels
Details
Source Inferior phrenic artery
Vein Suprarenal veins
Supplies Adrenal gland
Identifiers
Latin Arteria suprarenales superior
Dorlands
/Elsevier
a_61/12156173
TA A12.2.12.003
FMA 70806

Anatomical terminology

Each (left and right) superior suprarenal artery is a branch of the inferior phrenic artery on that side of the body. The left and right phrenic arteries supply the diaphragm, and come off the aorta.

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