Arteries Flashcards
- the main arterial trunk of the systemic circulation divided into:
o Ascending aorta
o Arch of aorta
o Descending/ Thoracic Aorta
o Abdominal aorta
Aorta
➢ Coronary arteries arise: – blood supply
➢ Right coronary from anterior aortic sinus
➢ Left coronary from left posterior aortic sinus
Ascending aorta
➢ direct branches:
▪ brachiocephalic or innominate artery – supplies blood to the right arm and the head and neck.
▪ left common carotid
▪ left subclavian
Arch of aorta
➢ Begins at level of T4 and descends to diaphragm to become abdominal aorta
Descending/ Thoracic Aorta
Visceral :
o Paired
➢ Suprarenal arteries
➢ Renal artery
➢ Gonadal artery
o Unpaired (Single)
➢ Celiac artery
➢ Superior mesenteric artery
➢ Inferior mesenteric artery
➢ Continuation of thoracic aorta
➢ passes through diaphragm at level of T12
Abdominal aorta
supplies kidney
Renal artery
supplies suprarenal gland
Suprarenal arteries
going to the testicular or ovarian
Gonadal artery
supplies foregut
Celiac artery
supplies midgut
Superior mesenteric artery
supplies hindgut
Inferior mesenteric artery
Parietal :
o Paired
➢ Inferior phrenic
➢ Lumbar
o Unpaired (Single)
➢ Median sacral
supplies lower diaphragm
Inferior phrenic
supplies posterior abdominal wall
Lumbar