41  Vertebral Artery F. Goetz, A. Giesemann 41.1  Origin Although the number of anomalies on the right and left side seem to be comparable on the whole, there are major differences between…

37  Deep Palmar Arch and Palmar Digital Arteries B. Meyer, L. Sonnow 37.1  Deep Palmar Arch In about two-thirds of all cases, the ulnar artery has two deep palmar branches. The more…

24  Arteries of the Female Genital Tract T. Kroencke The internal female genital organs are supplied by the uterine and ovarian arteries. The origin of the ovarian artery is shown in…

34  Brachial Artery and Superficial Brachial Artery B. Meyer, L. Sonnow The superficial brachial artery is the name of a major artery which is superficial to the median nerve on the…

30  Dorsal Arteries of the Foot T. Rodt, M. Lee The anterior tibial artery ends as the dorsal artery of the foot, which branches into the lateral tarsal artery and the…

23  Internal Iliac Artery K.I. Ringe, S. Meyer The parietal and visceral arteries branch from the internal iliac artery in numerous ways.1–10 It is difficult to classify these types according to…

31  Plantar Arch T. Rodt, M. Lee The plantar arch is formed by the lateral plantar artery and the deep plantar branch of the dorsalis pedis artery. In only 1% of…

45  Ophthalmic Artery F. Goetz, A. Giesemann The practical importance of an anastomosis between the ophthalmic and middle meningeal artery is that branches of the external and internal carotid artery anastomose….

36  Superficial Palmar Arch B. Meyer, L. Sonnow It is often difficult to distinguish between the types of the superficial palmar arch shown in Sections 36.1 and 36.2: the anastomosis can…

5  Esophageal Arteries D. Hortung, K. Hueper The esophageal arteries form a longitudinal anastomotic chain in contrast to the radial pattern of arteries in the intestines.1–5 The esophagus can be divided…