Superior phrenic arteries
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The superior phrenic arteries are small branches arising either side from the lower part of the thoracic aorta just before it passes through the aortic hiatus. They anastamose with the pericardiophrenic and musculophrenic arteries to supply the superior surface of the diaphragm.
-<p>The <strong>superior phrenic arteries</strong> are small branches arising from the lower part of the <a title="Thoracic aorta" href="/articles/thoracic-aorta">thoracic aorta</a>. They anastamose with the <a title="Pericardiophrenic artery" href="/articles/pericardiophrenic-artery">pericardiophrenic</a> and <a title="musculophrenic arteries" href="/articles/musculophrenic-arteries">musculophrenic arteries</a> to supply the superior surface of the <a title="Diaphragm" href="/articles/diaphragm">diaphragm</a>.</p>- +<p>The <strong>superior phrenic arteries</strong> are small branches arising either side from the lower part of the <a href="/articles/thoracic-aorta">thoracic aorta</a> just before it passes through the <a title="Aortic hiatus" href="/articles/aortic-hiatus">aortic hiatus</a>. They anastamose with the <a href="/articles/pericardiophrenic-artery">pericardiophrenic</a> and <a href="/articles/musculophrenic-arteries">musculophrenic arteries</a> to supply the superior surface of the <a href="/articles/diaphragm">diaphragm</a>.</p>