Arterial tree
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In anatomy, arterial tree is used to refer to all arteries and/or the branching pattern of the arteries. This article regards the human arterial tree. Starting from the aorta:
Ascending aorta
(Branches to right coronary artery and left coronary artery. Click link for more info)
right coronary artery
- posterior interventricular artery (mostly)
- SA nodal artery (in 60%)
- Right marginal artery
left coronary artery
- anterior interventricular
- septal
- diagonal
- circumflex
- SA nodal artery (in 40%)
- posterior interventricular artery (occasionally)
- Left marginal arteries
- posterolateral artery
- ramus intermedius (sometimes)
Arch of aorta
brachiocephalic artery
- right common carotid artery
- right subclavian artery
left common carotid artery (directly from arch of aorta on left mostly)
internal carotid artery
- ophthalmic artery
- Orbital group
- Lacrimal artery
- lateral palpebral arteries
- zygomatic branches
- recurrent branch
- Supraorbital artery
- superficial branch
- deep branch
- Posterior ethmoidal artery
- meningeal branch
- nasal branches
- Anterior ethmoidal artery
- anterior meningeal artery
- nasal branches
- superior palpebral arch
- inferior palpebral arch
- Supratrochlear artery
- Dorsal nasal artery
- twig to the upper part of lacrimal sac
- to root of nose
- dorsum of the nose
- Lacrimal artery
- Ocular group
- Long posterior ciliary arteries
- Circulus arteriosus major
- Circulus arteriosus minor
- Short posterior ciliary arteries
- Anterior ciliary artery
- Central retinal artery
- Muscular artery
- Long posterior ciliary arteries
- Orbital group
- anterior cerebral artery
- middle cerebral artery
- anterolateral central arteries
- internal striate
- external striate
- anterolateral central arteries
- posterior communicating artery
external carotid artery
- Arising in carotid triangle[1]
- Superior thyroid artery
- Ascending pharyngeal artery
- Lingual artery
- Facial artery
- cervical
- Ascending palatine artery
- Tonsillar branch
- Submental artery
- superficial branch
- deep branch
- Glandular branches
- facial
- Inferior labial artery
- Superior labial artery
- Lateral nasal branch
- Angular artery - the terminal branch
- cervical
- Occipital artery
- Posterior auricular artery
- Terminal branches
- Maxillary artery
- First portion
- Deep auricular artery
- Anterior tympanic artery
- Middle meningeal artery
- anterior and posterior
- ophthalmic artery (very rarely)
- superior tympanic artery
- vessels to semilunar ganglion
- superficial petrosal branch
- superior tympanic artery
- Orbital branches
- Temporal branches
- anterior and posterior
- Inferior alveolar artery
- incisor branch
- mental branch
- lingual branch
- mylohyoid branch
- Accessory meningeal artery
- Second portion
- Masseteric artery
- Pterygoid branches
- Deep temporal arteries (anterior and posterior)
- Buccal artery
- Third portion
- Sphenopalatine artery, terminal branch
- posterior lateral nasal branches
- posterior septal branches
- Descending palatine artery
- greater palatine artery
- lesser palatine arteries
- Infraorbital artery
- orbital branches
- anterior superior alveolar arteries
- Posterior superior alveolar artery
- branches to alveolar canals
- branches to gingiva
- Pharyngeal artery
- Artery of pterygoid canal
- Sphenopalatine artery, terminal branch
- First portion
- Superficial temporal artery
- Maxillary artery
Left subclavian artery (directly from arch of aorta on left)
vertebral artery
- Meningeal branches of vertebral artery
- Posterior spinal artery
- ascending branch
- descending branch
- Anterior spinal artery
- Posterior inferior cerebellar artery
- medial branch
- lateral branch
- Basilar artery
- Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
- pontine branches
internal thoracic artery
- Mediastinal branches
- Thymic branches
- Pericardiophrenic artery
- Sternal branches
- Perforating branches
- six anterior intercostal branches
- upper branches
- lower branches of the space anastomoses
- Musculophrenic artery
- intercostal branches {three }
- branches to lower part of the pericardium
- branches to diaphragm
- branches to abdominal muscles.
- Superior epigastric artery
thyrocervical trunk
- inferior thyroid artery
- suprascapular artery
- transverse cervical artery
- Superficial branch
- Deep branch/Dorsal scapular artery (sometimes)
costocervical trunk
Axillary artery
- Superior thoracic artery
- Thoracoacromial artery
- Lateral thoracic artery
- Subscapular artery
- Anterior humeral circumflex artery
- Posterior humeral circumflex artery
Brachial artery
- Profunda brachii artery
- radial collateral artery
- medial collateral artery
- branches to the deltoid muscle
- Superior ulnar collateral artery
- Inferior ulnar collateral artery
- Ascending branches
- Descending branches
- radial artery
- radial branches in the forearm
- Radial recurrent artery
- Palmar carpal branch of radial artery
- Superficial palmar branch of the radial artery
- radial branches at the wrist
- Dorsal carpal branch of radial artery
- First dorsal metacarpal artery
- radial branches in the hand
- Princeps pollicis artery
- Radialis indicis
- Deep palmar arch
- ulnar artery
- anterior ulnar recurrent artery
- posterior ulnar recurrent artery
- common interosseous artery
- posterior interosseous artery
- anterior interosseous artery
- muscular branches
- nutrient arteries of radius and ulna
- branch to volar carpal network
- muscular artery
- volar carpal
- palmar carpal arch
- dorsal carpal
- dorsal carpal arch
- deep volar
- superficial volar arch
Thoracic aorta
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- bronchial arteries
- esophageal arteries
- mediastinal branches
- Lower 9(3rd to 11th) posterior intercostal arteries
- subcostal arteries
- superior phrenic arteries
Abdominal aorta
inferior phrenic
celiac
- left gastric artery
- hepatic branch
- oesophageal branch
- common hepatic artery
- splenic artery
superior mesenteric
- inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
- middle colic artery
- right colic artery
- intestinal arteries
- ileocolic artery
middle suprarenal
renal
Anterior and posterior
interlobar artery
gonadal
- testicular artery in males
- ovarian artery in females
lumbar
inferior mesenteric
- left colic artery
- ascending branch
- descending branch
- sigmoid arteries
- superior rectal artery
median sacral
common iliac
common iliac arteries
internal iliac artery
Anterior division
- obturator artery
- superior vesical artery
- Vaginal artery (females) / inferior vesical artery (males)
- middle rectal artery
- internal pudendal artery
- inferior rectal artery
- perineal artery
- posterior scrotal branches in males / posterior labial branches in females
- urethral artery
- artery of bulb of penis in males / artery of bulb of vestibule in females
- dorsal artery of penis in males / dorsal artery of clitoris in females
- deep artery of penis in males / deep artery of clitoris in females
- inferior gluteal artery
- Accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve
- Uterine artery (females) / deferential artery (males)
- Vaginal artery (sometimes)
- (obliterated) umbilical artery
Posterior division
- iliolumbar artery
- Lumbar branch
- Iliac branch
- lateral sacral artery
- Superior
- Inferior
- superior gluteal artery
- Superficial branch
- Deep branch
external iliac artery
- Inferior epigastric artery
- Deep circumflex iliac artery
- femoral artery
- superficial epigastric artery
- Superficial circumflex iliac artery
- Superficial external pudendal artery
- Deep external pudendal artery
- Deep femoral artery
- Lateral femoral circumflex artery
- ascending branch
- descending branch
- transverse branch
- Medial femoral circumflex artery
- ascending branch
- descending branch
- superficial branch
- deep branch
- acetabular branch
- Perforating arteries
- first perforating artery
- second perforating artery
- third/fourth perforating artery
- Lateral femoral circumflex artery
- Descending genicular artery
- Saphenous branch
- Musculo-articular branch
Popliteal artery
- anterior tibial artery
- posterior tibial artery
- fibular artery (sometimes from popliteal artery)
- communicating branch to the anterior tibial artery
- perforating branch to the posterior tibial artery
- medial plantar artery
- lateral plantar artery
- fibular artery (sometimes from popliteal artery)
- sural artery
- medial superior genicular artery
- Branch to vastus medialis
- Branch to surface of the femur and the knee-joint
- lateral superior genicular artery
- superficial branch
- deep branch
- middle genicular artery
- medial inferior genicular artery
- branch to popliteus
- lateral inferior genicular artery