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