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great segmental medullary artery (artery of Adamkiewicz, great anastomotic artery)

Origin: 1) thoracic posterior intercostal arteries (lower) 2) lumbar artery 3) originates on the left 65% Distribution: -> most of the lower 2/3 of the anterior spinal cord

General

blood vessel

Properties

FORM: great segmental medullary artery (artery of Adamkiewicz, great anastomotic artery) ORIGIN: posterior intercostal artery (thoracic, 3-11) lumbar artery

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

Components

intima; tunica intima tunica media vascular endothelium