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Segment V Artery
Cardiovascular System

Segment V Artery

Arteria segmentum V

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Quick Facts

Origin: Anterior segmental artery of liver.

Course: Courses posteriorly, inferiorly and to the right.

Branches: Small unnamed branches.

Supplied Structures: Liver segment V.

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Origin

The segment V artery arises from the anterior segmental artery of the liver.

Course

The segment V artery courses posteriorly, inferiorly, and to the right (Furuta et al., 2009).

Branches

Typically, the segment V artery does not give rise to a single vessel, but rather a group of small vessels (Furuta et al., 2009).

Supplied Structures

The segment V artery supplies segment V of the liver.

References

Furuta, T., Maeda, E., Akai, H., Hanaoka, S., Yoshioka, N., Akahane, M., Watadani, T. and Ohtomo, K. (2009) 'Hepatic Segments and Vasculature: Projecting CT Anatomy onto Angiograms', Radiographics, 29(7), pp. e37.

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