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.
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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