19  Superior Mesenteric Artery and Celiac Trunk K.I. Ringe The basis for these figures are the anomalies of the celiac trunk and the hepatic arteries (for references, see Chapters 13 and…

28  Popliteal Artery T. Rodt, M. Lee Normally the popliteal artery divides at the upper border of the popliteal muscle. If the division is proximal to this border, it is called…

25  Obturator Artery K.I. Ringe The number of its variations increases considerably if all the different types of branching of the internal iliac artery are considered.1–7 To avoid confusion, the most…

9  Inferior Phrenic Arteries K.I. Ringe These small arteries supply the diaphragm from the abdominal side. They anastomose with the small superior phrenic arteries, branches of the thoracic aorta, and the…

16  Splenic Artery K.I. Ringe, S. Meyer Along the course of the splenic artery from the celiac trunk, usually its largest branch, four subdivisions are apparent: suprapancreatic, pancreatic, prepancreatic, and prehilar…

44  Development of the Arteries of the Head F. Goetz, A. Giesemann The arteries of the head derive from branchial arteries (I–IV), the early development of which is described in Chapter…

21  Appendicular Artery K.I. Ringe, S. Meyer The drawings showing the appendicular artery are very schematic because variations of the ascending, anterior, and posterior cecal arteries have not been included. The…

29  Arteries of the Lower Leg T. Rodt, M. Lee The peroneal artery is the most consistently encountered artery in the lower leg. Parts of this artery stem from the original…

4  Posterior Intercostal Arteries D. Hortung, K. Hueper The posterior intercostal arteries III to XI, the subcostal artery, and the lumbar arteries remain segmental posterior branches of the descending aorta.1,2 When…

7  Pulmonary Arteries D. Hortung, K. Hueper Since anomalies of the pulmonary trunk or the pulmonary arteries are normally combined with heart defects or a patent ductus arteriosus (Botallo’s duct), they…