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Arteries
Major arteries of human body, ? branch of and supplies blood to A: artery
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
03/22/2009

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Term

Branch of: ascending aorta

SUpplies Blood to: right atrium and right ventricle

Definition
right coronary artery
Term
Branch of: common carotid
SUpplies Blood to: neck, pharynx, larynx, face, lower jaw
Definition
external carotid artery
Term
Branch of:ascending aorta
SUpplies Blood to: left atrium and both ventricles
Definition
left coronary artery
Term
Branch of: common carotid
SUpplies Blood to: brain
Definition
internal carotid artery
Term
Branch of: subclavian
SUpplies Blood to: brain and spinal cord
Definition
vertebral artery
Term
Branch of: subclavian
SUpplies Blood to: pericardium, anterior wall of chest
Definition
internal thoracic (mammary) artery
Term
Branch of: subclavian
SUpplies Blood to: scapula, tissues of neck
Definition
thyrocervical trunk
Term
Branch of: subclavian
SUpplies Blood to: deep muscles of the neck and the two superior intercostal spaces
Definition
costocervical trunk
Term
Branch of: axillary
SUpplies Blood to: pectoralis and deltoid muscles
Definition
thoracoacromial trunk
Term
Branch of:axillary
SUpplies Blood to: deltoid muscles and shoulder joint
Definition
posterior humeral circumflex artery
Term
Branch of: axillary
SUpplies Blood to: deltoid muscle and shoulder joint
Definition
anterior humeral circumflex artery
Term
Branch of: axillary
SUpplies Blood to: left anterior muscles
Definition
brachial artery
Term
Branch of: brachial
SUpplies Blood to: triceps brachii
Definition
deep brachial artery
Term
Branch of: brachial
SUpplies Blood to: lateral anterior forearm and wrist, thumb, and index
Definition
radial artery
Term
Branch of: brachial
SUpplies Blood to: muscles of ulna
Definition
ulnar artery
Term
Branch of: ulnar and radial
SUpplies Blood to: joints of hand, muscles
Definition
superficial palmar arches
Term
Branch of: thoracic descending aorta
SUpplies Blood to: posterior thoracic wall
Definition
posterior intercostal
Term
Branch of: celiac trunk
SUpplies Blood to: lesser curve of stomach
Definition
left gastric artery
Term
Branch of: common hepatic
SUpplies Blood to: lesser curvature of stomach
Definition
right gastric artery
Term
Branch of: common hepatic
SUpplies Blood to: pancreas and duodenum
Definition
gastroduodenal
Term
Branch of: hepatic artery proper
SUpplies Blood to: liver
Definition
right hepatic artery
Term
Branch of: hepatic artery proper
SUpplies Blood to: liver
Definition
left hepatic artery
Term
Branch of:celiac trunk
SUpplies Blood to: spleen, pancreas, greater curve of stomach
Definition
splenic artery
Term
Branch of: abdominal
SUpplies Blood to: intestines
Definition
superior mesenteric artery
Term
Branch of: abdominal
SUpplies Blood to: large intestines, splenic flecture, and rectum
Definition
inferior mesenteric artery
Term
Branch of: renal/abdominal
SUpplies Blood to: adrenal gland
Definition
suprarenal artery
Term
Branch of: abdominal
SUpplies Blood to: kidneys
Definition
renal artery
Term
Branch of: abdominal aorta/renal
SUpplies Blood to: ovaries/ uterine tubes, testes
Definition
gonadal artery
Term
Branch of: exterior iliac
SUpplies Blood to: thigh and knee
Definition
femoral artery
Term
Branch of: femoral
SUpplies Blood to: posterior thigh
Definition
deep femoral artery
Term
Branch of: popliteal
SUpplies Blood to: anterior muscles
Definition
anterior tibial artery
Term
Branch of: anterior tibial
SUpplies Blood to: dorsum foot
Definition
dorsalis pedis
Term
Branch of: popliteal
SUpplies Blood to: flexor muscles, plantar surface of feet
Definition
posterior tibial artery
Term
Branch of: posterior tibial
SUpplies Blood to: lateral leg muscles
Definition
peroneal artery
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