In textbooks on anatomy, radiology and stead of the normal one. An "accessory ar surgery only the "normal" arterial blood tery" is a second artery ip addition to the one normally present, without any specifi supply is usually described. This "nor mality", however, is sometimes found in cation of size being made. However, there less than 30% of all cases for some arteries, is no general agreement on whether minute but in over 95% for others. Rarely men vessels with very small diameters and hard tioned are deviations in the individual ar ly any significant blood flow should also be tery's origin, topographical localization and considered. the area it supplies. They can be classified The aims of this book were twofold: first, to into two groups: malformations and vari extract the frequency of arterial anomalies from the literature (often published in inac ations. Malformations often have a nega tive influence on the function of the organ cessible journals) and second, to classity under normal circumstances, e.g. if both these arteries by schematic outlines of the basic types.

1. Introduction

2. Aortic arch
3. Coronary arteries
4. Posterior intercostal arteries
5. Oesophageal arteries
6. Bronchial arteries
7. Pulmonary arteries
8. Development of the abdominal aorta
9. Inferior phrenic arteries
10. Suprarenal arteries
11. Renal artery
12. Testicular artery
13. Celiac trunk
14. Hepatic arteries
15. Cystic artery
16. Splenic artery
17. Gastric arteries
18. Pancreatic arteries
19. Superior mesenteric artery and celiac trunk
20. Superior mesenteric artery and colic arteries
21. Appendicular artery
22. Inferior mesenteric artery
23. Internal iliac artery
24. Arteries of the female genital tract
25. Obturatorial artery
26. Development of the arteries of the lower limb
27. The profunda femoris artery
28. Popliteal artery
29. Arteries of the lower leg
30. Dorsal arteries of the foot
31. Plantar arch
32. Axillary artery
33. Development of the arteries of the arm
34. Brachial artery and superficial brachial artery
35. Arteries of the forearm
36. Superficial palmar arch
37. Deep palmar arch and palmar digital arteries
38. Arteries on the dorsal side of the hand
39. Subclavian artery
40. Inferior thyroid artery
41. Vertebral artery
42. External carotid artery
43. Maxillary artery
44. Development of the arteries of the head
45. Ophthalmic artery
46. Cerebral arterial circle
47. Arteries of the spinal cord
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