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Segment VIII Artery
Cardiovascular System

Segment VIII Artery

Arteria segmentum VIII

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Quick Facts

Origin: Anterior segmental artery of liver.

Course: Courses superiorly and bifurcates.

Branches: Ventral and dorsal branches.

Supplied Structures: Liver segment VIII.

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Origin

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

Course

The segment VIII artery courses superiorly until it bifurcates.

Branches

The segment VIII artery provides a branch, A8 ventral, inferior to the superior surface of the liver, and a branch, A8 dorsal, terminating at the very superior surface of the liver, just inferior to the diaphragm (Furuta et al., 2009).

Supplied Structures

The segment VIII artery supplies segment VIII 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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