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==Overview==
The '''vitelline arteries''' is the arterial counterpart to the [[vitelline veins]]. Like the veins, it plays an important role in the [[vitelline circulation]] of blood to and from the [[yolk sac]]. It is a branch of the [[dorsal aorta]].

It gives rise to the [[celiac artery]], [[superior mesenteric artery]], and [[inferior mesenteric artery]].<ref>{{GPnotebook|120913981}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{EmbryologyUNC|cardev|009}} 
* http://isc.temple.edu/marino/embryology/Heart98/heart_text.htm
* http://isc.temple.edu/marino/embryology/Heart98/heart97a/img021.gif
* http://www.ana.ed.ac.uk/database/humat/notes/extraemb/yolksac/vitart.htm
* http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages/M1/embryology/embryo/13cardiovascular_system.htm
* http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/embryo/emb6.htm

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[[Category:Cardiology]]

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