Mediastinal branches of thoracic part of aorta
Blood supply to lymph glands in the lower thorax
Mediastinal branches of thoracic part of aorta | |
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Details | |
Source | thoracic aorta |
Supplies | posterior mediastinum |
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Latin | rami mediastinales partis thoracicae aortae |
TA98 | A12.2.11.005 A12.2.08.030 |
TA2 | 4190 |
FMA | 71539 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The mediastinal branches are numerous small vessels which supply the lymph glands and loose areolar tissue in the posterior mediastinum.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 600 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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