All of the following are correct regarding the internal thoracic arteries EXCEPT
A. Have bronchial artery branches that supply the lung
B. Can be part of an alternate path for blood to reach the descending aorta in the event of complete stenosis (closure) of the aorta immediately distal to the left subclavian artery.
C. Give rise to the anterior intercostal arteries
D. Have superior epigastric branches that anastomose with the inferior epigastric arteries