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{{Infobox Artery |
  Name        = {{PAGENAME}} |
  Latin       = arteria pericardiacophrenica |
  GraySubject = 148 |
  GrayPage    = 584 |
  Image        = Gray806.png |
  Caption      = The [[phrenic nerve]] and its relations with the [[vagus nerve]]. (Pericardiacophrenic artery not labeled, but region is visible.) |
  Image2      = Gray530.png |
  Caption2    = The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic labeled at center left.) |
  BranchFrom  = [[Internal thoracic artery|Internal thoracic]] |
  BranchTo    = |
  Vein        = [[pericardiacophrenic veins]] |
  Supplies    = [[pericardium]], [[thoracic diaphragm]] |
  MeshName    = |
  MeshNumber  = |
  DorlandsPre = a_61 |
  DorlandsSuf = 12155452   |
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==Overview==

The '''pericardiacophrenic artery''' is a long slender branch, that accompanies the [[phrenic nerve]], between the [[pleura]] and [[pericardium]], to the [[diaphragm (anatomy)|diaphragm]], to which it is distributed; it anastomoses with the [[musculophrenic]] and [[inferior phrenic]] arteries.

==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|19|11|01|04}} - "Pleural Cavities and Lungs: Structures Beneath the Left [[Mediastinal pleura]]"
* {{eMedicineDictionary|pericardiacophrenic+artery}}

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