39  Subclavian Artery F. Goetz, A. Giesemann In this chapter, some rare combinations of trunk formations have not been included. A separate origin of the inferior thyroid, suprascapular, and transverse cervical…

3  Coronary Arteries D. Hortung, K. Hueper In the past two decades, the coronary arteries have been studied extensively by coronary angiography, resulting in numerous case reports on different anomalies. For…

32  Axillary Artery B. Meyer, L. Sonnow Enormous differences exist in the varieties of the axillary artery. Racial differences seem to play a role, but more important are the variations in…

20  Superior Mesenteric Artery and Colic Arteries K.I. Ringe The gastroduodenal arteries (see Chapter 14 and 17), the jejunal, and ileal arteries are not depicted, but the arteries supplying the colon,…

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….