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(Netter Basic Science) Frank H. Netter - Atlas of Human Anatomy-Elsevier (2018)

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Arteries of Spinal Cord: Intrinsic Distribution

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Posterior spinal arteries

Anterior spinal artery

Segmental

medullary artery

Anterior radicular artery

Posterior radicular artery

Branch to vertebral body

and dura mater

Spinal branch

Dorsal branch of posterior

intercostal artery

Posterior intercostal artery

Paravertebral anastomoses

Prevertebral anastomoses

Thoracic (descending) aorta

Section through thoracic level:

anterosuperior view

Sulcal (central) branches to

right side of spinal cord

Posterior radicular artery

Segmental

medullary artery

Right posterior spinal artery

Peripheral branches from pial plexus

Sulcal (central) branches to left side

of spinal cord

Left posterior spinal artery

Pial arterial plexus

Anterior and posterior

radicular arteries

Anterior spinal artery

Arterial distribution: schema

Posterior radicular artery

Segmental

medullary artery

Pial arterial plexus

Spinal Cord Plate 177

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