List of subjects in Gray's Anatomy: VI. The Arteries

# Introduction (Template:GraySubject)
- anastomoses
- collateral circulation
- Pulmonary artery (A. Pulmonalis)
- right branch of the pulmonary artery (ramus dexter a. pulmonalis)
- left branch of the pulmonary artery (ramus sinister a. pulmonalis)

# the aorta (Template:GraySubject)
- Aorta
- Ascending aorta (Aorta Ascendens)
aortic sinuses
bulb of the aorta
- aortic sinuses
- bulb of the aorta
- Coronary arteries
Right coronary artery (a. coronaria dextra)
- Right coronary artery (a. coronaria dextra)
- Coronary arteries
Right coronary artery (a. coronaria dextra)
posterior descending branch
marginal branch
Left coronary artery (a. coronaria sinistra)
anterior descending branch
circumflex branch
- Right coronary artery (a. coronaria dextra)
posterior descending branch
marginal branch
- posterior descending branch
- marginal branch
- Left coronary artery (a. coronaria sinistra)
anterior descending branch
circumflex branch
- anterior descending branch
- circumflex branch
- Arch of the aorta (Arcus Aortae; Transverse aorta)
- Relations
aortic isthmus
aortic spindle
- aortic isthmus
- aortic spindle
- Innominate atery (A. Anonyma; Brachiocephalic artery)
- Innominate atery (A. Anonyma; Brachiocephalic artery)
thyreoidea ima (a. thyreoidea ima)
thymic branch or bronchial branch
- thyreoidea ima (a. thyreoidea ima)
- thymic branch or bronchial branch
- Collateral circulation

# the arteries of the head and neck

## the common carotid artery
- Common carotid artery (A. Carotis Communis)

### relations (Template:GraySubject)
- Common carotid artery (A. Carotis Communis)
- cervical portions
- glomus caroticum (carotid body)

### the external carotid artery (Template:GraySubject)
- external carotid artery

### Anterior
- superior thyroid artery (a. thyreoidea superior)
Hyoid branch (ramus hyoideus; infrahyoid branch)
Sternocleidomastoid branch (ramus sternocleidomastoideus; sternomastoid branch)
Superior laryngeal artery (a. laryngea superior)
Cricothyroid branch (ramus cricothyreoideus)
- Hyoid branch (ramus hyoideus; infrahyoid branch)
- Sternocleidomastoid branch (ramus sternocleidomastoideus; sternomastoid branch)
- Superior laryngeal artery (a. laryngea superior)
- Cricothyroid branch (ramus cricothyreoideus)
- lingual artery (a. lingualis)
Hyoid branch (ramus hyoideus; suprahyoid branch)
Arteri dorsales lingu (rami dorsales lingu)
Sublingual artery (a. sublingualis)
Arteria profunda lingu (ranine artery; deep lingual artery)
- Hyoid branch (ramus hyoideus; suprahyoid branch)
- Arteri dorsales lingu (rami dorsales lingu)
- Sublingual artery (a. sublingualis)
- Arteria profunda lingu (ranine artery; deep lingual artery)
- external maxillary artery (a. maxillaris externa; facial artery)
angular artery
- angular artery
- external maxillary artery (a. maxillaris externa; facial artery)
Cervical Branches
Ascending palatine artery (a. palatina ascendens)
Tonsillar branch (ramus tonsillaris)
Glandular branches (rami glandulares; submaxillary branches)
Submental artery (a. submentalis)
Muscular branches
Facial Branches
Inferior labial artery (a. labialis inferior; inferior coronary artery)
Superior labial artery (a. labialis superior; superior coronary artery)
- Cervical Branches
Ascending palatine artery (a. palatina ascendens)
Tonsillar branch (ramus tonsillaris)
Glandular branches (rami glandulares; submaxillary branches)
Submental artery (a. submentalis)
Muscular branches
- Ascending palatine artery (a. palatina ascendens)
- Tonsillar branch (ramus tonsillaris)
- Glandular branches (rami glandulares; submaxillary branches)
- Submental artery (a. submentalis)
- Muscular branches
- Facial Branches
Inferior labial artery (a. labialis inferior; inferior coronary artery)
Superior labial artery (a. labialis superior; superior coronary artery)
- Inferior labial artery (a. labialis inferior; inferior coronary artery)
- Superior labial artery (a. labialis superior; superior coronary artery)
- external maxillary artery (a. maxillaris externa; facial artery)
Facial Branches
Superior labial artery (a. labialis superior; superior coronary artery)
septal branch
alar branch
Lateral nasal branch
Angular artery (a. angularis)
Muscular branches
- Facial Branches
Superior labial artery (a. labialis superior; superior coronary artery)
septal branch
alar branch
Lateral nasal branch
Angular artery (a. angularis)
Muscular branches
- Superior labial artery (a. labialis superior; superior coronary artery)
septal branch
alar branch
- septal branch
- alar branch
- Lateral nasal branch
- Angular artery (a. angularis)
- Muscular branches

### Posterior
- occipital artery (a. occipitalis)
Muscular branches (rami musculares)
Sternocleidomastoid artery (a. sternocleidomastoidea; sternomastoid artery)
Auricular branch (ramus auricularis)
- Muscular branches (rami musculares)
- Sternocleidomastoid artery (a. sternocleidomastoidea; sternomastoid artery)
- Auricular branch (ramus auricularis)
- occipital artery (a. occipitalis)
Auricular branch (ramus auricularis)
mastoid branch
Meningeal branch (ramus meningeus; dural branch)
Descending branch (ramus descendens; arteria princeps cervicis)
- Auricular branch (ramus auricularis)
mastoid branch
- mastoid branch
- Meningeal branch (ramus meningeus; dural branch)
- Descending branch (ramus descendens; arteria princeps cervicis)
- posterior auricular artery (a. auricularis posterior)
Stylomastoid artery (a. stylomastoidea)
Auricular branch (ramus auricularis)
Occipital branch (ramus occipitalis)
- Stylomastoid artery (a. stylomastoidea)
- Auricular branch (ramus auricularis)
- Occipital branch (ramus occipitalis)

### Ascending
- ascending pharyngeal artery (a. pharyngea ascendens)
- ascending pharyngeal artery (a. pharyngea ascendens)
Pharyngeal branches (rami pharyngei)
Palatine branch
Prevertebral branches
Inferior tympanic artery (a. tympanica inferior)
Meningeal branches of the ascending pharyngeal artery
posterior meningeal artery
- Pharyngeal branches (rami pharyngei)
- Palatine branch
- Prevertebral branches
- Inferior tympanic artery (a. tympanica inferior)
- Meningeal branches of the ascending pharyngeal artery
posterior meningeal artery
- posterior meningeal artery

### Terminal
- superficial temporal artery (a. temporalis superficialis)
Transverse facial artery (a. transversa faciei)
Middle temporal artery (a. temporalis media)
zygomaticoorbital branch
- Transverse facial artery (a. transversa faciei)
- Middle temporal artery (a. temporalis media)
zygomaticoorbital branch
- zygomaticoorbital branch
- superficial temporal artery (a. temporalis superficialis)
Anterior auricular branches (rami auriculares anteriores)
Frontal branch (ramus frontalis; anterior temporal)
Parietal branch (ramus parietalis; posterior temporal)
- Anterior auricular branches (rami auriculares anteriores)
- Frontal branch (ramus frontalis; anterior temporal)
- Parietal branch (ramus parietalis; posterior temporal)
- internal maxillary artery (a. maxillaris interna)
first or mandibular portion
second or pterygoid portion
third or pterygopalatine portion
- first or mandibular portion
- second or pterygoid portion
- third or pterygopalatine portion

### Terminal: Branches of the First or Mandibular Portions
- Anterior tympanic artery (a. tympanica anterior; tympanic artery)
- Deep auricular artery (a. auricularis profunda)
- Middle meningeal artery (a. meningea media; medidural artery)
- Middle meningeal artery (a. meningea media; medidural artery)
superficial petrosal
superior tympanic artery
Orbital branches
Temporal branches
- superficial petrosal
- superior tympanic artery
- Orbital branches
- Temporal branches
- Accessory meningeal branch (ramus meningeus accessorius; small meningeal or parvidural branch)
- Inferior alveolar artery (a. alveolaris inferior; inferior dental artery)
incisor branch
mental branch
lingual branch
mylohyoid branch
- incisor branch
- mental branch
- lingual branch
- mylohyoid branch

### Terminal: Branches of the Second or Pterygoid Portion
- Deep temporal branches
- Pterygoid branches (rami pterygoidei)
- Masseteric artery (a. masseterica)
- Buccinator artery (a. buccinatoria; buccal artery)

### Terminal: Branches of the Third or Pterygopalatine Portion
- Posterior superior alveolar artery (a. alveolaris superior posterior; alveolar or posterior dental artery)
- Infraorbital artery (a. infraorbitalis)
-rbital branches
anterior superior alveolar branches
- orbital branches
- anterior superior alveolar branches
- Descending palatine artery (a. palatina descendens)
- Artery of the pterygoid canal (a. canalis pterygoidei; Vidian artery)
- Pharyngeal branch
- Sphenopalatine artery (a. sphenopalatina; nasopalatine artery)
posterior lateral nasal branches
posterior septal branches
- posterior lateral nasal branches
- posterior septal branches

### the triangles of the neck (Template:GraySubject)
- anterior triangle
Inferior carotid triangle, or Muscular triangle
- Inferior carotid triangle, or Muscular triangle
- anterior triangle
Superior carotid triangle, or Carotid triangle
Submaxillary triangle or Digastric triangle
- Superior carotid triangle, or Carotid triangle
- Submaxillary triangle or Digastric triangle
- anterior triangle
Suprahyoid triangle
- Suprahyoid triangle
- Posterior triangle
Occipital triangle
Subclavian triangle
- Occipital triangle
- Subclavian triangle

### the internal carotid artery (Template:GraySubject)
- internal carotid artery
- Cervical portion
- Petrous portion
- Cavernous portion
- Cerebral portion
- Petrous portion
caroticotympanic branch (ramus caroticotympanicus; tympanic branch)
artery of the pterygoid canal (a. canilis pterygoidei; Vidian artery)
- caroticotympanic branch (ramus caroticotympanicus; tympanic branch)
- artery of the pterygoid canal (a. canilis pterygoidei; Vidian artery)
- Cavernous portion
cavernous branches
hypophyseal branches
semilunar branches
anterior meningeal branch (a. meningea anterior)
-phthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
- cavernous branches
- hypophyseal branches
- semilunar branches
- anterior meningeal branch (a. meningea anterior)
- ophthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
- Cavernous portion
-phthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
-rbital group
Lacrimal artery (a. lacrimalis)
lateral palpebral arteries
zygomatic branches
recurrent branch
Supraorbital artery (a. supraorbitalis)
- ophthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
-rbital group
Lacrimal artery (a. lacrimalis)
lateral palpebral arteries
zygomatic branches
recurrent branch
Supraorbital artery (a. supraorbitalis)
- orbital group
Lacrimal artery (a. lacrimalis)
lateral palpebral arteries
zygomatic branches
recurrent branch
Supraorbital artery (a. supraorbitalis)
- Lacrimal artery (a. lacrimalis)
lateral palpebral arteries
zygomatic branches
recurrent branch
- lateral palpebral arteries
- zygomatic branches
- recurrent branch
- Supraorbital artery (a. supraorbitalis)
- Cavernous portion
-phthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
-rbital group
Ethmoidal arteries
posterior ethmoidal artery
anterior ethmoidal artery
Medial palpebral arteries (aa. palpebrales mediales; internal palpebral arteries)
superior palpebral anastomoses
inferior palpebral anastomoses
Frontal artery (a. frontalis)
- ophthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
-rbital group
Ethmoidal arteries
posterior ethmoidal artery
anterior ethmoidal artery
Medial palpebral arteries (aa. palpebrales mediales; internal palpebral arteries)
superior palpebral anastomoses
inferior palpebral anastomoses
Frontal artery (a. frontalis)
- orbital group
Ethmoidal arteries
posterior ethmoidal artery
anterior ethmoidal artery
Medial palpebral arteries (aa. palpebrales mediales; internal palpebral arteries)
superior palpebral anastomoses
inferior palpebral anastomoses
Frontal artery (a. frontalis)
- Ethmoidal arteries
posterior ethmoidal artery
anterior ethmoidal artery
- posterior ethmoidal artery
- anterior ethmoidal artery
- Medial palpebral arteries (aa. palpebrales mediales; internal palpebral arteries)
superior palpebral anastomoses
inferior palpebral anastomoses
- superior palpebral anastomoses
- inferior palpebral anastomoses
- Frontal artery (a. frontalis)
- Cavernous portion
-phthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
-rbital group
Dorsal nasal artery (a. dorsalis nasi; nasal artery)
-cular group
Central artery of the retina (a. centralis retin)
Ciliary arteries (aa. ciliares)
short posterior ciliary arteries
long posterior ciliary arteries
circulus arteriosus major
circulus arteriosus minor
anterior ciliary arteries
Muscular branches (rami musculares)
anterior cerebral artery (a. cerebri anterior)
anterior communicating artery
Antero-medial ganglionic branches
- ophthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
-rbital group
Dorsal nasal artery (a. dorsalis nasi; nasal artery)
-cular group
Central artery of the retina (a. centralis retin)
Ciliary arteries (aa. ciliares)
short posterior ciliary arteries
long posterior ciliary arteries
circulus arteriosus major
circulus arteriosus minor
anterior ciliary arteries
Muscular branches (rami musculares)
- orbital group
Dorsal nasal artery (a. dorsalis nasi; nasal artery)
- Dorsal nasal artery (a. dorsalis nasi; nasal artery)
- ocular group
Central artery of the retina (a. centralis retin)
Ciliary arteries (aa. ciliares)
short posterior ciliary arteries
long posterior ciliary arteries
circulus arteriosus major
circulus arteriosus minor
anterior ciliary arteries
Muscular branches (rami musculares)
- Central artery of the retina (a. centralis retin)
- Ciliary arteries (aa. ciliares)
short posterior ciliary arteries
long posterior ciliary arteries
circulus arteriosus major
circulus arteriosus minor
anterior ciliary arteries
- short posterior ciliary arteries
- long posterior ciliary arteries
circulus arteriosus major
circulus arteriosus minor
- circulus arteriosus major
- circulus arteriosus minor
- anterior ciliary arteries
- Muscular branches (rami musculares)
- anterior cerebral artery (a. cerebri anterior)
anterior communicating artery
Antero-medial ganglionic branches
- anterior communicating artery
- Antero-medial ganglionic branches
- Cerebral portion
anterior cerebral artery (a. cerebri anterior)
Anterior communicating artery (a. communicans anterior)
middle cerebral artery (a. cerebri media)
- anterior cerebral artery (a. cerebri anterior)
Anterior communicating artery (a. communicans anterior)
- Anterior communicating artery (a. communicans anterior)
- middle cerebral artery (a. cerebri media)
- Cerebral portion
middle cerebral artery (a. cerebri media)
Antero-lateral ganglionic branches
internal striate
external striate
artery of cerebral hemorrhage
inferior lateral frontal
ascending frontal
ascending parietal
parietotemporal
temporal branches
posterior communicating artery (a. communicans posterior)
- middle cerebral artery (a. cerebri media)
Antero-lateral ganglionic branches
internal striate
external striate
artery of cerebral hemorrhage
inferior lateral frontal
ascending frontal
ascending parietal
parietotemporal
temporal branches
- Antero-lateral ganglionic branches
internal striate
external striate
artery of cerebral hemorrhage
- internal striate
- external striate
- artery of cerebral hemorrhage
- inferior lateral frontal
- ascending frontal
- ascending parietal
- parietotemporal
- temporal branches
- posterior communicating artery (a. communicans posterior)
- Cerebral portion
posterior communicating artery (a. communicans posterior)
postero-medial ganglionic branches
anterior choroidal artery (a. chorioidea; choroid artery)
- posterior communicating artery (a. communicans posterior)
postero-medial ganglionic branches
- postero-medial ganglionic branches
- anterior choroidal artery (a. chorioidea; choroid artery)

## the arteries of the brain (Template:GraySubject)
- arterial circle of Willis
- Ganglionic system
antero-medial group
postero-medial group
antero-lateral groups
postero-lateral groups
terminal arteries
- antero-medial group
- postero-medial group
- antero-lateral groups
- postero-lateral groups
- terminal arteries
- Cortical arterial system (cortical system)
long arteries, or medullary arteries
short vessels
- long arteries, or medullary arteries
- short vessels

# the arteries of the upper extremity

## the subclavian artery (Template:GraySubject)
- Subclavian artery (A. Subclavia)
- First Part of the Right subclavian artery
- First Part of the Left subclavian artery
- Second and Third Parts of the Subclavian artery
- branches of the subclavian artery

### vertebral artery (a. vertebralis)
- suboccipital triangle
- branches of the vertebral artery
- Cervical Branches.
Spinal branches (rami spinales)
Muscular branches
- Spinal branches (rami spinales)
- Muscular branches
- Cranial Branches
Meningeal branch (ramus meningeus; posterior meningeal branch)
Posterior spinal artery (a. spinalis posterior; dorsal spinal artery)
Anterior spinal artery (a. spinalis anterior; ventral spinal artery)
- Meningeal branch (ramus meningeus; posterior meningeal branch)
- Posterior spinal artery (a. spinalis posterior; dorsal spinal artery)
- Anterior spinal artery (a. spinalis anterior; ventral spinal artery)
- Cranial Branches
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (a. cerebelli inferior posterior)
Medullary arteries (bulbar arteries)
- Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (a. cerebelli inferior posterior)
- Medullary arteries (bulbar arteries)
- Basilar artery (a. basilaris)
branches of basilar artery
pontine branches (rami ad pontem; transverse branches)
internal auditory artery (a. auditiva interna; auditory artery)
anterior inferior cerebellar artery (a. cerebelli inferior anterior)
superior cerebellar artery (a. cerebelli superior)
posterior cerebral artery (a. cerebri posterior)
branches of the posterior cerebral artery
- branches of basilar artery
- pontine branches (rami ad pontem; transverse branches)
- internal auditory artery (a. auditiva interna; auditory artery)
- anterior inferior cerebellar artery (a. cerebelli inferior anterior)
- superior cerebellar artery (a. cerebelli superior)
- posterior cerebral artery (a. cerebri posterior)
branches of the posterior cerebral artery
- branches of the posterior cerebral artery
- Basilar artery (a. basilaris)
branches of basilar artery
branches of the posterior cerebral artery
Ganglionic
postero-medial ganglionic branches
posterior choroidal branches
postero-lateral ganglionic branches
Cortical
anterior temporal
posterior temporal
calcarine
parietooccipital
- branches of basilar artery
branches of the posterior cerebral artery
Ganglionic
postero-medial ganglionic branches
posterior choroidal branches
postero-lateral ganglionic branches
Cortical
anterior temporal
posterior temporal
calcarine
parietooccipital
- branches of the posterior cerebral artery
Ganglionic
postero-medial ganglionic branches
posterior choroidal branches
postero-lateral ganglionic branches
Cortical
anterior temporal
posterior temporal
calcarine
parietooccipital
- Ganglionic
postero-medial ganglionic branches
posterior choroidal branches
postero-lateral ganglionic branches
- postero-medial ganglionic branches
- posterior choroidal branches
- postero-lateral ganglionic branches
- Cortical
anterior temporal
posterior temporal
calcarine
parietooccipital
- anterior temporal
- posterior temporal
- calcarine
- parietooccipital

### thyrocervical trunk (truncus thyreocervicalis; thyroid axis)
- Inferior thyroid artery (a. thyreoidea inferior)
branches of the inferior thyroid artery
inferior laryngeal artery (a. laryngea inferior)
tracheal branches (rami tracheales)
esophageal branches (rami sophagei)
ascending cervical artery (a. cervicalis ascendens)
muscular branches
- branches of the inferior thyroid artery
- inferior laryngeal artery (a. laryngea inferior)
- tracheal branches (rami tracheales)
- esophageal branches (rami sophagei)
- ascending cervical artery (a. cervicalis ascendens)
- muscular branches
- Transverse scapular artery (a. transversa scapul, suprascapular artery)
suprasternal branch
acromial branch
- suprasternal branch
- acromial branch
- Transverse cervical artery (a. transversa colli; transversalis colli artery)
ascending branch (ramus ascendens; superficial cervical artery)
descending branch (ramus descendens; posterior scapular artery)
- ascending branch (ramus ascendens; superficial cervical artery)
- descending branch (ramus descendens; posterior scapular artery)

### internal mammary artery (a. mammaria interna)
- musculophrenic artery and superior epigastric artery
- branches of the internal mammary artery
Pericardiacophrenic artery (a. pericardiacophrenica; a. comes nervi phrenici)
Anterior mediastinal arteries (aa. mediastinales anteriores; mediastinal arteries)
Pericardial branches
Sternal branches (rami sternales)
subpleural mediastinal plexus
Intercostal branches (rami intercostales; anterior intercostal arteries)
Perforating branches (rami perforantes)
Musculophrenic artery (a. musculophrenica)
- Pericardiacophrenic artery (a. pericardiacophrenica; a. comes nervi phrenici)
- Anterior mediastinal arteries (aa. mediastinales anteriores; mediastinal arteries)
- Pericardial branches
- Sternal branches (rami sternales)
subpleural mediastinal plexus
- subpleural mediastinal plexus
- Intercostal branches (rami intercostales; anterior intercostal arteries)
- Perforating branches (rami perforantes)
- Musculophrenic artery (a. musculophrenica)
- branches of the internal mammary artery
Superior epigastric artery (a. epigastrica superior)
- Superior epigastric artery (a. epigastrica superior)

### costocervical trunk (truncus costocervicalis; superior intercostal artery)
- highest intercostal artery
- Profunda cervicalis (a. cervicalis profunda; deep cervical branch)

## the axilla (Template:GraySubject)
- axillary fascia

### the axillary artery
- axillary artery
- axillary sheath
- Collateral circulation after Ligature of the Axillary artery (Scapular anastomosis)
- branches of the axillary artery
- first part
highest thoracic artery (a. thoracalis suprema; superior thoracic artery)
- highest thoracic artery (a. thoracalis suprema; superior thoracic artery)
- second part
thoracoacromial artery (a. thoracoacromialis; acromiothoracic artery; thoracic axis)
lateral thoracic artery (a. thoracalis lateralis; long thoracic artery; external mammary artery)
external mammary branch
- thoracoacromial artery (a. thoracoacromialis; acromiothoracic artery; thoracic axis)
- lateral thoracic artery (a. thoracalis lateralis; long thoracic artery; external mammary artery)
external mammary branch
- external mammary branch
- third part
subscapular artery (a. subscapularis)
scapular circumflex artery
Scapular circumflex artery (a. circumflexa scapul; dorsalis scapul artery)
- subscapular artery (a. subscapularis)
scapular circumflex artery
- scapular circumflex artery
- Scapular circumflex artery (a. circumflexa scapul; dorsalis scapul artery)
- third part
posterior humeral circumflex artery (a. circumflexa humeri posterior; posterior circumflex artery)
anterior humeral circumflex artery (a. circumflexa humeri anterior; anterior circumflex artery)
- posterior humeral circumflex artery (a. circumflexa humeri posterior; posterior circumflex artery)
- anterior humeral circumflex artery (a. circumflexa humeri anterior; anterior circumflex artery)

### the brachial artery (Template:GraySubject)
- brachial artery
- anticubital fossa
- branches of the brachial artery
- arteria profunda brachii (superior profunda artery)
nutrient artery
middle collateral branch
radial collateral branch
- nutrient artery
- middle collateral branch
- radial collateral branch
- nutrient artery (a. nutricia humeri)
- superior ulnar collateral artery (a. collateralis ulnaris superior; inferior profunda artery)
- inferior ulnar collateral artery (a. collateralis ulnaris inferior; anastomotica magna artery)
- muscular branches (rami musculares)

### the radial artery (Template:GraySubject)
- radial artery
- deep volar arch
- branches of the radial artery
- In the Forearm
radial recurrent artery (a. recurrens radialis)
muscular branches (rami musculares)
volar carpal branch (ramus carpeus volaris; anterior radial carpal artery)
volar carpal net-work
superficial volar branch (ramus volaris superficialis; superficialis vol artery)
superficial volar arch
- radial recurrent artery (a. recurrens radialis)
- muscular branches (rami musculares)
- volar carpal branch (ramus carpeus volaris; anterior radial carpal artery)
volar carpal net-work
- volar carpal net-work
- superficial volar branch (ramus volaris superficialis; superficialis vol artery)
superficial volar arch
- superficial volar arch
- At the Wrist
dorsal carpal branch (ramus carpeus dorsalis; posterior radial carpal artery)
dorsal carpal network
dorsal metacarpal arteries
superior perforating arteries
inferior perforating arteries
- dorsal carpal branch (ramus carpeus dorsalis; posterior radial carpal artery)
dorsal carpal network
dorsal metacarpal arteries
superior perforating arteries
inferior perforating arteries
- dorsal carpal network
- dorsal metacarpal arteries
- superior perforating arteries
- inferior perforating arteries
- At the Wrist
first dorsal metacarpal
- first dorsal metacarpal
- In the Hand
arteria princeps pollicis
arteria volaris indicis radialis (radialis indicis artery)
first volar metacarpal artery
deep volar arch (arcus volaris profundus; deep palmar arch)
volar metacarpal arteries (aa. metacarpe volares; palmar interosseous arteries)
perforating branches (rami perforantes)
recurrent branches
- arteria princeps pollicis
- arteria volaris indicis radialis (radialis indicis artery)
first volar metacarpal artery
deep volar arch (arcus volaris profundus; deep palmar arch)
- first volar metacarpal artery
- deep volar arch (arcus volaris profundus; deep palmar arch)
- volar metacarpal arteries (aa. metacarpe volares; palmar interosseous arteries)
- perforating branches (rami perforantes)
- recurrent branches

### the ulnar artery (Template:GraySubject)
- ulnar artery
- branches of the ulnar artery
- In the Forearm
anterior ulnar recurrent artery (a. recurrentes ulnaris anterior)
posterior ulnar recurrent artery (a. recurrentes ulnaris posterior)
common interosseous artery (a. interossea communis)
Volar interosseous artery (a. interossea volaris; anterior interosseous artery)
arteria mediana
Dorsal interosseous artery (a. interossea dorsalis; posterior interosseous artery)
- anterior ulnar recurrent artery (a. recurrentes ulnaris anterior)
- posterior ulnar recurrent artery (a. recurrentes ulnaris posterior)
- common interosseous artery (a. interossea communis)
Volar interosseous artery (a. interossea volaris; anterior interosseous artery)
arteria mediana
Dorsal interosseous artery (a. interossea dorsalis; posterior interosseous artery)
- Volar interosseous artery (a. interossea volaris; anterior interosseous artery)
arteria mediana
- arteria mediana
- Dorsal interosseous artery (a. interossea dorsalis; posterior interosseous artery)
- In the Forearm
common interosseous artery (a. interossea communis)
interosseous recurrent artery
- common interosseous artery (a. interossea communis)
interosseous recurrent artery
- interosseous recurrent artery
- In the Forearm
muscular branches (rami musculares)
- muscular branches (rami musculares)
- At the Wrist
volar carpal branch (ramus carpeus volares; anterior ulnar carpal artery)
dorsal carpal branch (ramus carpeus dorsalis; posterior ulnar carpal artery)
- volar carpal branch (ramus carpeus volares; anterior ulnar carpal artery)
- dorsal carpal branch (ramus carpeus dorsalis; posterior ulnar carpal artery)
- In the Hand
deep volar branch (ramus volaris profundus; profunda branch)
superficial volar arch (arcus volaris superficialis; superficial palmar arch)
- deep volar branch (ramus volaris profundus; profunda branch)
- superficial volar arch (arcus volaris superficialis; superficial palmar arch)
- Relations
Common volar digital arteries (aa. digitales volares communes; palmar digital arteries)
proper volar digital arteries (aa. digitales volares propri; collateral digital arteries)
- Common volar digital arteries (aa. digitales volares communes; palmar digital arteries)
- proper volar digital arteries (aa. digitales volares propri; collateral digital arteries)

# the arteries of the trunk

## the descending aorta

### the thoracic aorta (Template:GraySubject)
- thoracic aorta
- Thoracic aorta: peculiarities of:
- Branches of the Thoracic aorta
- Visceral
pericardial branches (rami pericardiaci)
bronchial arteries (aa. bronchiales)
right bronchial artery
left bronchial arteries
esophageal arteries (aa. sophage)
mediastinal branches (rami mediastinales)
- pericardial branches (rami pericardiaci)
- bronchial arteries (aa. bronchiales)
right bronchial artery
left bronchial arteries
- right bronchial artery
- left bronchial arteries
- esophageal arteries (aa. sophage)
- mediastinal branches (rami mediastinales)
- Parietal
Intercostal arteries (aa. intercostales)
- Intercostal arteries (aa. intercostales)
- Parietal
Intercostal arteries (aa. intercostales)
Anterior ramus
collateral intercostal branch
Muscular branches
lateral cutaneous branches
Mammary branches
Posterior ramus
spinal branch
subcostal arteries
superior phrenic branches
aberrant artery
- Intercostal arteries (aa. intercostales)
Anterior ramus
collateral intercostal branch
Muscular branches
lateral cutaneous branches
Mammary branches
Posterior ramus
spinal branch
- Anterior ramus
collateral intercostal branch
Muscular branches
lateral cutaneous branches
Mammary branches
- collateral intercostal branch
- Muscular branches
- lateral cutaneous branches
- Mammary branches
- Posterior ramus
spinal branch
- spinal branch
- subcostal arteries
- superior phrenic branches
aberrant artery
- aberrant artery

### the abdominal aorta (Template:GraySubject)
- abdominal aorta
- Collateral circulation
- Visceral branches
celiac artery (a. cliaca; celiac axis)
Left gastric artery (a. gastrica sinistra; gastric artery or coronary artery)
Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
foramen of Winslow
- celiac artery (a. cliaca; celiac axis)
Left gastric artery (a. gastrica sinistra; gastric artery or coronary artery)
Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
foramen of Winslow
- Left gastric artery (a. gastrica sinistra; gastric artery or coronary artery)
- Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
foramen of Winslow
- foramen of Winslow
- Visceral branches
celiac artery (a. cliaca; celiac axis)
Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
right gastric artery (a. gastrica dextra; pyloric artery)
gastroduodenal artery (a. gastroduodenalis)
right gastroepiploic artery (a. gastroepiploica dextra)
- celiac artery (a. cliaca; celiac axis)
Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
right gastric artery (a. gastrica dextra; pyloric artery)
gastroduodenal artery (a. gastroduodenalis)
right gastroepiploic artery (a. gastroepiploica dextra)
- Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
right gastric artery (a. gastrica dextra; pyloric artery)
gastroduodenal artery (a. gastroduodenalis)
right gastroepiploic artery (a. gastroepiploica dextra)
- right gastric artery (a. gastrica dextra; pyloric artery)
- gastroduodenal artery (a. gastroduodenalis)
- right gastroepiploic artery (a. gastroepiploica dextra)
- Visceral branches
celiac artery (a. cliaca; celiac axis)
Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
superior pancreaticoduodenal artery (a. pancreaticoduodenalis superior)
cystic artery (a. cystica)
Lienal artery or Splenic artery (a. lienalis)
- celiac artery (a. cliaca; celiac axis)
Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
superior pancreaticoduodenal artery (a. pancreaticoduodenalis superior)
cystic artery (a. cystica)
Lienal artery or Splenic artery (a. lienalis)
- Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
superior pancreaticoduodenal artery (a. pancreaticoduodenalis superior)
cystic artery (a. cystica)
- superior pancreaticoduodenal artery (a. pancreaticoduodenalis superior)
- cystic artery (a. cystica)
- Lienal artery or Splenic artery (a. lienalis)
- Visceral branches
celiac artery (a. cliaca; celiac axis)
Lienal artery or Splenic artery (a. lienalis)
pancreatic branches (rami pancreatici)
arteria pancreatica magna
short gastric arteries (aa. gastric breves; vasa brevia)
left gastroepiploic artery (a. gastroepiploica sinistra)
superior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica superior)
- celiac artery (a. cliaca; celiac axis)
Lienal artery or Splenic artery (a. lienalis)
pancreatic branches (rami pancreatici)
arteria pancreatica magna
short gastric arteries (aa. gastric breves; vasa brevia)
left gastroepiploic artery (a. gastroepiploica sinistra)
- Lienal artery or Splenic artery (a. lienalis)
pancreatic branches (rami pancreatici)
arteria pancreatica magna
short gastric arteries (aa. gastric breves; vasa brevia)
left gastroepiploic artery (a. gastroepiploica sinistra)
- pancreatic branches (rami pancreatici)
arteria pancreatica magna
- arteria pancreatica magna
- short gastric arteries (aa. gastric breves; vasa brevia)
- left gastroepiploic artery (a. gastroepiploica sinistra)
- superior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica superior)
- Visceral branches
superior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica superior)
Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery (a. pancreaticoduodenalis inferior)
Intestinal arteries (aa. intestinales; vasa intestini tenuis)
Ileocolic artery (a. ileocolica)
colic branch
anterior cecal branch and posterior cecal branch
appendicular artery
ileal branch
- superior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica superior)
Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery (a. pancreaticoduodenalis inferior)
Intestinal arteries (aa. intestinales; vasa intestini tenuis)
Ileocolic artery (a. ileocolica)
colic branch
anterior cecal branch and posterior cecal branch
appendicular artery
ileal branch
- Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery (a. pancreaticoduodenalis inferior)
- Intestinal arteries (aa. intestinales; vasa intestini tenuis)
- Ileocolic artery (a. ileocolica)
colic branch
anterior cecal branch and posterior cecal branch
appendicular artery
ileal branch
- colic branch
- anterior cecal branch and posterior cecal branch
- appendicular artery
- ileal branch
- Visceral branches
superior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica superior)
Right colic artery (a. colica dextra)
Middle colic artery (a. colica media)
inferior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica inferior)
- superior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica superior)
Right colic artery (a. colica dextra)
Middle colic artery (a. colica media)
- Right colic artery (a. colica dextra)
- Middle colic artery (a. colica media)
- inferior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica inferior)
- Visceral branches
inferior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica inferior)
Left colic artery (a. colica sinistra)
Sigmoid arteries (aa. sigmoide)
Superior hemorrhoidal artery (a. hmorrhoidalis superior)
middle suprarenal arteries (aa. suprarenales media; middle capsular arteries; suprarenal arteries)
renal arteries (aa. renales)
inferior suprarenal branches
- inferior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica inferior)
Left colic artery (a. colica sinistra)
Sigmoid arteries (aa. sigmoide)
Superior hemorrhoidal artery (a. hmorrhoidalis superior)
- Left colic artery (a. colica sinistra)
- Sigmoid arteries (aa. sigmoide)
- Superior hemorrhoidal artery (a. hmorrhoidalis superior)
- middle suprarenal arteries (aa. suprarenales media; middle capsular arteries; suprarenal arteries)
- renal arteries (aa. renales)
inferior suprarenal branches
- inferior suprarenal branches
- Visceral branches
internal spermatic arteries (aa. spermatic intern; spermatic arteries)
-varian arteries (aa. ovaric)
- internal spermatic arteries (aa. spermatic intern; spermatic arteries)
- ovarian arteries (aa. ovaric)
- Parietal Branches
inferior phrenic arteries (aa. phrenic inferiores)
lumbar arteries (aa. lumbales)
- inferior phrenic arteries (aa. phrenic inferiores)
- lumbar arteries (aa. lumbales)
- Parietal Branches
middle sacral artery (a. sacralis media)
- middle sacral artery (a. sacralis media)

## the common iliac arteries
- common iliac arteries
- external iliac artery and hypogastric artery
- right common iliac artery
- left common iliac artery

### the hypogastric artery (or Internal iliac artery) (Template:GraySubject)
- hypogastric artery
- umbilical arteries
- lateral umbilical ligament (obliterated hypogastric artery)
- branches of the hypogastric artery
- superior vesical artery (a. vesicalis superior)
artery to the ductus deferens
- artery to the ductus deferens
- middle vesical artery (a. vesicalis medialis)
- inferior vesical artery (a. vesicalis inferior)
- middle hemorrhoidal artery (a. hmorrhoidalis media)
- uterine artery (a. uterina)
- uterine artery (a. uterina)
azygos arteries of the vagina
- azygos arteries of the vagina
- vaginal artery (a. vaginalis)
- obturator artery (a. obturatoria)
- internal pudendal artery (a. pudenda interna; internal pudic artery)
internal pudendal artery in the male
dorsal and deep arteries of the penis
- internal pudendal artery in the male
- dorsal and deep arteries of the penis
- internal pudendal artery (a. pudenda interna; internal pudic artery)
accessory pudendal
branches of the internal pudendal artery
- accessory pudendal
- branches of the internal pudendal artery
- internal pudendal artery (a. pudenda interna; internal pudic artery)
Inferior hemorrhoidal artery (a. hmorrhoidalis inferior)
Perineal artery (a. perinei; superficial perineal artery)
posterior scrotal branches
transverse perineal artery
Artery of the urethral bulb (a. bulbi urethr)
Urethral artery (a. urethralis)
- Inferior hemorrhoidal artery (a. hmorrhoidalis inferior)
- Perineal artery (a. perinei; superficial perineal artery)
- posterior scrotal branches
- transverse perineal artery
- Artery of the urethral bulb (a. bulbi urethr)
- Urethral artery (a. urethralis)
- internal pudendal artery (a. pudenda interna; internal pudic artery)
Deep artery of the penis (a. profunda penis; artery to the corpus cavernosum)
Dorsal artery of the penis (a. dorsalis penis)
internal pudendal artery in the female
- Deep artery of the penis (a. profunda penis; artery to the corpus cavernosum)
- Dorsal artery of the penis (a. dorsalis penis)
- internal pudendal artery in the female
- inferior gluteal artery (a. gluta inferior; sciatic artery)
Muscular branches
Coccygeal branches
Arteria comitans nervi ischiadici
Anastomotic branch
crucial anastomosis
Articular branch
- Muscular branches
- Coccygeal branches
- Arteria comitans nervi ischiadici
- Anastomotic branch
crucial anastomosis
- crucial anastomosis
- Articular branch
- inferior gluteal artery (a. gluta inferior; sciatic artery)
Cutaneous branches
- Cutaneous branches
- iliolumbar artery (a. iliolumbalis)
Lumbar branch (ramus lumbalis)
Iliac branch (ramus iliacus)
- Lumbar branch (ramus lumbalis)
- Iliac branch (ramus iliacus)
- lateral sacral arteries (aa. sacrales laterales)
- superior gluteal artery (a. gluta superior; gluteal artery)

### the external iliac artery (Template:GraySubject)
- external iliac artery
- inferior epigastric artery (a. epigastrica inferior; deep epigastric artery)
- external spermatic artery (cremasteric artery)
- deep iliac circumflex artery (a. circumflexa ilium profunda)

# the arteries of the lower extremity

## the femoral artery (Template:GraySubject)
- Femoral artery
- femoral sheath (crural sheath)
deep crural arch
femoral canal
femoral ring
- deep crural arch
- femoral canal
- femoral ring
- femoral sheath (crural sheath)
septum femorale (crural septum)
femoral fossa
- septum femorale (crural septum)
- femoral fossa
- femoral triangle (trigonum femorale; Scarpa's triangle)
- adductor canal (canalis adductorius; Hunter's canal)
- Relations of the Femoral artery
- adductor canal

### branches of the femoral artery
- superficial epigastric artery (a. epigastrica superficialis)
- superficial iliac circumflex artery (a. circumflexa ilium superficialis)
- superficial external pudendal artery (a. pudenda externa superficialis; superficial external pudic artery)
- deep external pudendal artery (a. pudenda externa profunda; deep external pudic artery)
- Muscular branches (rami musculares)
- profunda femoris artery (a. profunda femoris; deep femoral artery)
- profunda femoris artery (a. profunda femoris; deep femoral artery)
fourth perforating artery
branches of profunda femoris artery
Lateral femoral circumflex artery (a. circumflexa femoris lateralis; external circumflex artery)
Medial femoral circumflex artery (a. circumflexa femoris medialis; internal circumflex artery)
crucial anastomosis
- fourth perforating artery
- branches of profunda femoris artery
- Lateral femoral circumflex artery (a. circumflexa femoris lateralis; external circumflex artery)
- Medial femoral circumflex artery (a. circumflexa femoris medialis; internal circumflex artery)
crucial anastomosis
- crucial anastomosis
- profunda femoris artery (a. profunda femoris; deep femoral artery)
Perforating arteries
first perforating artery (a. perforans prima)
second perforating artery (a. perforans secunda)
third perforating artery (a. perforans tertia)
highest genicular artery (a. genu suprema; anastomotica magna artery)
saphenous branch
musculo-articular branch
- Perforating arteries
first perforating artery (a. perforans prima)
second perforating artery (a. perforans secunda)
third perforating artery (a. perforans tertia)
- first perforating artery (a. perforans prima)
- second perforating artery (a. perforans secunda)
- third perforating artery (a. perforans tertia)
- highest genicular artery (a. genu suprema; anastomotica magna artery)
- saphenous branch
- musculo-articular branch

## the popliteal fossa (Template:GraySubject)
- popliteal fossa

## the popliteal artery (Template:GraySubject)
- popliteal artery
- anterior tibial artery and posterior tibial artery
- branches of the popliteal artery
- superior muscular branches
- sural arteries (aa. surales; inferior muscular arteries)
- cutaneous branches
- superior genicular arteries (aa. genu superiores; superior articular arteries)
medial superior genicular
lateral superior genicular
- medial superior genicular
- lateral superior genicular
- middle genicular artery (a. genu media; azygos articular artery)
- inferior genicular arteries (aa. genu inferiores; inferior articular arteries)
- medial inferior genicular
- lateral inferior genicular
- Anastomosis around the knee-joint
superficial plexus
deep plexus
- superficial plexus
- deep plexus

## the anterior tibial artery (Template:GraySubject)
- anterior tibial artery
- dorsalis pedis
- branches of the anterior tibial artery
posterior tibial recurrent artery (a. recurrens tibialis posterior)
fibular artery
anterior tibial recurrent artery (a. recurrens tibialis anterior)
muscular branches (rami musculares)
anterior medial malleolar artery (a. malleolaris anterior medialis; internal malleolar artery)
anterior lateral malleolar artery (a. malleolaris anterior lateralis; external malleolar artery)
- posterior tibial recurrent artery (a. recurrens tibialis posterior)
- fibular artery
- anterior tibial recurrent artery (a. recurrens tibialis anterior)
- muscular branches (rami musculares)
- anterior medial malleolar artery (a. malleolaris anterior medialis; internal malleolar artery)
- anterior lateral malleolar artery (a. malleolaris anterior lateralis; external malleolar artery)
- medial malleolar net-work
- lateral malleolar net-work

## the arteria dorsalis pedis (Template:GraySubject)
- arteria dorsalis pedis
- branches of the arteria dorsalis pedis
- lateral tarsal artery (a. tarsea lateralis; tarsal artery)
- medial tarsal arteries (aa. tarse mediales)
- arcuate artery (a. arcuata; metatarsal artery)
second, third, and fourth dorsal metatarsal arteries
- second, third, and fourth dorsal metatarsal arteries
- first dorsal metatarsal artery (a. dorsalis hallucis)
- deep plantar artery (ramus plantaris profundus; communicating artery)
first plantar metatarsal artery
- first plantar metatarsal artery

## the posterior tibial artery (Template:GraySubject)
- posterior tibial artery
- branches of the posterior tibial artery
- peroneal artery (a. perona)
branches of the peroneal
Muscular branches
Nutrient artery (a. nutricia fibul)
Perforating branch (ramus perforans; anterior peroneal artery)
Communicating branch (ramus communicans)
Lateral calcaneal (ramus calcaneus lateralis; external calcaneal)
- branches of the peroneal
- Muscular branches
- Nutrient artery (a. nutricia fibul)
- Perforating branch (ramus perforans; anterior peroneal artery)
- Communicating branch (ramus communicans)
- Lateral calcaneal (ramus calcaneus lateralis; external calcaneal)
- nutrient artery (a. nutricia tibi)
- muscular branches
- posterior medial malleolar artery (a. malleolaris posterior medialis; internal malleolar artery)
- communicating branch (ramus communicans)
- medial calcaneal (rami calcanei mediales; internal calcaneal)
- divisions
medial plantar artery (a. plantaris medialis; internal plantar artery)
lateral plantar artery (a. plantaris lateralis; external plantar artery)
plantar arch
- medial plantar artery (a. plantaris medialis; internal plantar artery)
- lateral plantar artery (a. plantaris lateralis; external plantar artery)
plantar arch
- plantar arch
- divisions
lateral plantar artery (a. plantaris lateralis; external plantar artery)
branches of the plantar arch
Perforating branches (rami perforantes)
Plantar metatarsal arteries (aa. metatarse plantares; digital branches)
anterior perforating branch
first plantar metatarsal artery (arteria princeps hallucis)
- lateral plantar artery (a. plantaris lateralis; external plantar artery)
branches of the plantar arch
Perforating branches (rami perforantes)
Plantar metatarsal arteries (aa. metatarse plantares; digital branches)
anterior perforating branch
first plantar metatarsal artery (arteria princeps hallucis)
- branches of the plantar arch
- Perforating branches (rami perforantes)
- Plantar metatarsal arteries (aa. metatarse plantares; digital branches)
anterior perforating branch
first plantar metatarsal artery (arteria princeps hallucis)
- anterior perforating branch
- first plantar metatarsal artery (arteria princeps hallucis)