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 | |
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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)