Arterial tree
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
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.
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)
 
Aortic arch
brachiocephalic 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
 - 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
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
 
Thoracic aorta
Abdominal aorta
inferior phrenic
celiac
- left gastric artery
- hepatic branch
 - oesophageal branch
 
 - common hepatic artery
 - splenic artery
 
superior mesenteric
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
 
See also
References
- ↑ "Human Anatomy - Lab 25 Step 12". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
 
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