12  Testicular Artery K.I. Ringe In older studies and textbooks, the testicular and ovarian arteries were subsumed under the term internal spermatic artery.1–3 Thus, in some studies on variations of these…

11  Renal Artery K.I. Ringe The renal artery normally divides into two main trunks, which after branching in most cases into 5 to 7 arteries (range, 2–10) enter the parenchyma of…

14  Hepatic Arteries K.I. Ringe Like the lung, the liver can be subdivided into lobes and segments which are supplied by end arteries. These arteries, however, frequently have accessory branches. The…

40  Inferior Thyroid Artery F. Goetz, A. Giesemann The blood supply to the thyroid gland is of great clinical relevance. In addition to the inferior thyroid arteries, the superior thyroid arteries…

43  Maxillary Artery F. Goetz, A. Giesemann The course of the maxillary artery has often been related to the lateral pterygoid muscle and the mandibular nerve branches. In addition to the…

17  Gastric Arteries K.I. Ringe, S. Meyer Textbooks usually list six arteries for the stomach and outline them in figures. The left and right gastric arteries anastomose along the lesser curvature….

22  Inferior Mesenteric Artery K.I. Ringe, S. Meyer The inferior mesenteric artery is an artery with a generally constant origin. It nearly always originates from the aorta, usually at the height…

13  Celiac Trunk K.I. Ringe Of the three main branches of the celiac trunk, the common hepatic artery has the highest frequency of anomalies.1 For details of anomalies of the hepatic,…

38  Arteries on the Dorsal Side of the Hand B. Meyer, L. Sonnow 38.1  Dorsal Arterial Net of the Hand The net of arteries on the dorsal side of the hand is…

27  The Profunda Femoris Artery T. Rodt, M. Lee Various branching patterns of the common femoral artery into the superficial femoral artery and the profunda femoris artery can be found.1–14 27.1  Origin…