Arteries Flashcards
R/L coronary arteries
heart
brachiocephalic trunk
head, neck, upper limb, and thoracic wall
common carotid
head and neck
subclavian
upper limb: brain, spinal cord, neck, shoulder, thoracic muscle wall, scapular muscles
axillary
thoracic, shoulder, scapular muscles and humerus
brachial
muscles of the arm, humerus and elbow joint
radial
posterior forearm muscles
ulnar
anterior forearm muscles
vertebral
posterior portion of the cerebrum, the cerebellum, pons, and inner ear
internal carotid
eyeball and orbital structures, ear, parts of the nose and nasal cavity, frontal/temporal/parietal lobes of cerebrum, pituitary, pia mater
external carotid
all head structures besides brain; skin, CT, muscles, bones, joints, dura mater, arachnoid mater, and much of neck anatomy
pericardials
pericardium
esophageals
esophagus
bronchials
bronchi of lungs
mediastinals
structures of mediastinum
subcostals
upper abdominal muscles
superior phrenic
superior and posterior surfaces of diaphragm
celiac trunk
unpaired, branches into left gastric, common hepatic, splenic
left gastric
abdominal part of esophagus, lesser curvature of stomach, and lesser omentum
splenic
spleen, pancreas, fundus, greater curvature of stomach and greater omentum
common hepatic
liver, gallbladder, lesser omentum, stomach, pancreas, and duodenum
superior mesenteric
unpaired, all organs of GI tract from duodenum to transverse colon
inferior mesenteric
unpaired, all organs of GI tract from transverse colon to rectum
inferior phrenic
diaphragm and adrenal glands
suprarenals
adrenal glands
renals
all tissues of kidneys
gonadals
males: testis, epididymis, ductus deferens, and ureters; females: ovaries, uterine (fallopian tubes), and ureters
lumbars
lumbar vertebrae, spinal cord and meninges, skin and muscles of posterior/lateral part of the abdominal wall
medial sacral
unpaired, sacrum, coccyx, sacral spinal nerves, piriformis
common iliac
pelvic muscle wall, pelvic organs, external genitals, and lower limbs
internal iliac
pelvic muscle wall, pelvic organs, external genitals, buttocks, and medial thigh muscles
external iliac
lower abdominal wall, cremaster muscle in males and round ligament of uterus in females, and the lower limb
femoral
thigh muscles (quadriceps, adductors, and hamstrings), femur, and ligaments/tendons around the knee joint
deep femoral
branches off of femoral
popliteal
muscles of distal thigh, skin of the knee, muscles of proximal leg, knee joint, patella, femur, tibia, fibula
anterior tibial
tibia, fibula, anterior leg muscles, dorsal foot muscles, tarsal bones, metatarsal bones, and phalanges
posterior tibial
posterior and lateral muscle compartments of leg, plantar foot muscles, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges
fibular
branches from posterior tibial