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arteries. This portion of the aorta gives off the follow- 

 ing branches: 



Phrenic. 



{Gastric. Inferior mesenteric. 



Hepatic. Suprarenal. 



Splenic. Renal. 



Superior mesenteric. Lumbar. 



Spermatic (ovarian in female). Sacra media. 



The phrenic arteries supply the under surface of the 

 diaphragm. Each gives off a superior suprarenal branch. 



fit,!- 



FIG, 56. The abdominal aorta: ^/'.Common iliac; i, external iliac ; h, 

 internal iliac ; sm, middle sacral ; phr, inferior phrenic ; !b, lumbar ; c, celiac ; 

 mes, superior mesenteric ; mei, inferior mesenteric ; sr, suprarenal ; r, renal ; 

 spi, spermatic; hi, internal hemorrhoidal (after Henle). 



The celiac axis arises from the aorta opposite the 

 margin of the diaphragm, passes out for J inch, and 

 divides into three branches the gastric, hepatic, and 

 splenic. 



