Arterial tree

 ( Arteries ) 

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:

the following are the parts

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[[Ascending aorta/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: ascending_aort"> <hr class="us2411627114"> <span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Ascending aorta">ascending_aort">

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[[Ascending aorta It is a portion of the aorta commencing at the upper part of the base of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower border of the third costal cartilage behind the left half of the sternum.

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Right coronary artery

• posterior interventricular artery (mostly)
• SA nodal artery (in 60%)
• Right marginal artery

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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)

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Aortic arch

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brachiocephalic artery

• right common carotid artery
• right subclavian artery

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left common carotid artery (directly from arch of aorta on left mostly)

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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
• Ocular group
• Long posterior ciliary arteries
• Circulus arteriosus major
• Circulus arteriosus minor
• Short posterior ciliary arteries
• Anterior ciliary artery
• Retinal artery
• Muscular artery
• anterior cerebral artery
• middle cerebral artery
• anterolateral central arteries
• internal striate
• external striate
• posterior communicating artery

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external carotid artery

• Arising in carotid triangle
• Superior thyroid artery
• Hyoid (infrahyoid) artery
• Sternocleidomastoid artery
• Superior laryngeal artery
• Cricothyroid 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
• 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
• Orbital branches
• Temporal branches
• 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
• Superficial temporal artery
• Transverse facial artery
• Middle temporal artery
• Anterior auricular branch
• frontal branch
• parietal branch

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Left subclavian artery (directly from arch of aorta on left)

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[[vertebral artery/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: vertebral_arte"> <hr class="us2411627114"> <span class="us654509567 us1353177739">[[vertebral artery">vertebral_arte">

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[[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
• labyrinthine artery
• pontine branches

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internal thoracic artery

• Mediastinal branches
• Thymic branches
• Pericardiophrenic artery
• Human sternum 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

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thyrocervical trunk

• inferior thyroid artery
• suprascapular artery
• transverse cervical artery
• Superficial branch
• Deep branch/Dorsal scapular artery (sometimes)

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costocervical trunk

• Deep cervical artery
• Supreme intercostal artery
• 1st and 2nd posterior intercostal artery

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[[Axillary artery/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: axillary_arter"> <hr class="us2411627114"> <span class="us654509567 us1353177739">[[Axillary artery">axillary_arter">

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[[Axillary artery

• Superior thoracic artery
• Thoracoacromial artery
• acromial
• pectoral
• clavicular
• deltoid muscle
• Lateral thoracic artery
• Subscapular artery
• Anterior humeral circumflex artery
• Posterior humeral circumflex artery

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[[Brachial artery/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: brachial_arter"> <hr class="us2411627114"> <span class="us654509567 us1353177739">[[Brachial artery">brachial_arter">

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[[Brachial artery

• Profunda brachii artery
• radial collateral artery
• medial collateral artery
• branches to the deltoid muscle
• Superior ulnar collateral artery
• Posterior ulnar recurrent 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
• interosseous recurrent 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

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[[Thoracic aorta/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: thoracic_aorta"> <hr class="us2411627114"> <span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Thoracic aorta">thoracic_aorta">

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[[Thoracic aorta

• bronchial artery
• esophageal arteries
• mediastinal branches
• Lower 9(3rd to 11th) posterior intercostal arteries
• subcostal arteries
• superior phrenic arteries

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[[Abdominal aorta/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: abdominal_aort"> <hr class="us2411627114"> <span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Abdominal aorta">abdominal_aort">

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[[Abdominal aorta

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[[celiac|Celiac trunk

• left gastric artery
• hepatic branch
• oesophageal branch
• common hepatic artery
• proper hepatic artery
• Terminal branches
• right hepatic artery
• Cystic artery
• left hepatic artery
• right gastric artery
• gastroduodenal artery
• right gastro-omental artery
• superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
• splenic artery
• dorsal pancreatic artery
• short gastric arteries
• left gastro-omental artery
• Bühler's anastomotic artery

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superior mesenteric

• inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
• middle colic artery
• right colic artery
• intestinal arteries
• ileocolic artery

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[[renal|renal artery

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Anterior and posterior

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interlobar artery

• arcuate artery
• interlobular artery
• afferent arteriole
• efferent arteriole
• descending vasa recta
• peritubular capillaries

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[[gonadal|gonadal artery

• testicular artery in males
• ovarian artery in females

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[[lumbar|lumbar arteries

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inferior mesenteric

• left colic artery
• ascending branch
• descending branch
• sigmoid arteries
• superior rectal artery

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median sacral

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common iliac

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Common iliac arteries

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Internal iliac artery

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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

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Posterior division

• iliolumbar artery
• Lumbar branch
• Iliac branch
• lateral sacral artery
• Superior
• Inferior
• superior gluteal artery
• Superficial branch
• Deep branch

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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
• Descending genicular artery
• Saphenous branch
• Musculo-articular branch

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[[Popliteal artery/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: popliteal_arte"> <hr class="us2411627114"> <span class="us654509567 us1353177739">[[Popliteal artery">popliteal_arte">

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[[Popliteal artery

• anterior tibial artery
• post. tibial recurrent artery
• ant. tibial recurrent artery
• muscular branches
• anterior medial malleolar artery
• anterior lateral malleolar artery
• Dorsalis pedis 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
• 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

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See also

• Family tree of major arteries

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