Arteried Flashcards
Aorta
Stems from heart
Left coronary artery
Branches from ascending aorta
Anterior interventricular artery
Branches from left coronary artery (supples anterior wall of heart)
Circumflex artery
Branches from left coronary artery (supplies posterior wall of heart)
Right coronary artery
Branches from ascending aorta
Right marginal
Branches from right coronary (supplies lateral right ventricle)
Posterior interventricular
Branches from right coronary (supplies posterior wall of heart)
Aortic arch
Curve of aorta
Brachiocephalic
Branches from aortic arch (supplies right arm and right side of head)
Right common carotid
Branches from brachiocephalic (supplies right side of head)
Right subclavian
Branches from brachiocephalic (supplies right arm and brain)
Left common carotid
Branches from aortic arch (2) (supplies left side of head)
Left subclavian
Branches from aortic arch (3) (supplies left arm and brain)
Thoracic aorta
Begins 🤷🏻♀️
Abdominal aorta
Begins 🤷🏻♀️
Celiac trunk
Branches from abdominal aorta
Left gastric
Branches from celiac trunk (supplies stomach)
Splenic
Branches from celiac trunk (supplies spleen and pancreas)
Common hepatic
Branches from celiac trunk (supplies liver)
Superior mesenteric
Branches from abdominal aorta (supplies small intestine and first half of colon)
Renal
Branches from abdominal aorta (supplies kidneys)
Suprarenals
Branches from abdominal aorta (supplies adrenal glands)
Gonadals
Branches from abdominal aorta (supplies testes or ovaries)
Inferior mesenteric
Branches from abdominal aorta (supplies second half of colon)
Common iliac arteries
Branch into each leg (supplies pelvis and lower limbs)
Internal iliac
Supplies pelvic organs and butt muscles
External iliac
Supplies lower limb
Femoral
Thigh
Deep femoral
Supplies thigh
Popliteal
Supplies knee and leg
Anterior tibial
Leg
Dorsalis pedis
Supplies foot
Posterior tibial
Supplies leg
Fibular
Lateral leg
