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:

Contents 1 Ascending aorta 1.1 right coronary artery 1.2 left coronary artery 2 Arch of aorta 2.1 brachiocephalic artery 2.1.1 common carotid artery (directly from arch of aorta on left) 2.1.1.1 internal carotid artery 2.1.1.2 external carotid artery 2.1.2 subclavian artery (directly from arch of aorta on left) 2.1.2.1 vertebral artery 2.1.2.2 internal thoracic artery 2.1.2.3 thyrocervical trunk 2.1.2.4 Deep cervical artery (sometimes) 2.1.2.5 dorsal scapular artery (mostly) 2.1.2.6 Axillary artery 2.1.2.7 Brachial artery 3 Thoracic aorta 4 Abdominal aorta 4.1 inferior phrenic 4.2 celiac 4.3 superior mesenteric 4.4 middle suprarenal 4.5 renal 4.5.1 Anterior and posterior 4.5.1.1 interlobar artery 4.6 gonadal 4.7 lumbar 4.8 inferior mesenteric 4.9 median sacral 4.10 common iliac 5 common iliac arteries 5.1 internal iliac artery 5.1.1 Anterior division 5.1.2 Posterior division 5.2 external iliac artery 5.2.1 Popliteal artery 6 References 7 See also

[edit] Ascending aorta

(Branches to right coronary artery and left coronary artery. Click link for more info)

[edit] right coronary artery

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

[edit] 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)

[edit] Arch of aorta

[edit] brachiocephalic artery

• right common carotid artery
• right subclavian artery

[edit] common carotid artery (directly from arch of aorta on left)

[edit] 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
    • Medial palpebral arteries
      • 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 nose
  • Ocular group
    • Long posterior ciliary arteries
      • circulus arteriosus major
      • circulus arteriosus minor
    • Short posterior ciliary arteries
    • Anterior ciliary artery
    • Central retinal artery
    • Muscular artery
• anterior cerebral artery
• middle cerebral artery
  • anterolateral central arteries
    • internal striate
    • external striate
• posterior communicating artery

[edit] external carotid artery

• Arising in carotid triangle^[1]
  • 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
          • superior tympanic artery
          • 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

[edit] subclavian artery (directly from arch of aorta on left)

[edit] 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

[edit] internal thoracic artery

• Mediastinal branches
• Thymic branches
• Pericardiophrenic artery
• Sternal branches
• Perforating branches
• Twelve anterior intercostal branches
  • upper branches
  • lower branches of the space anastomoses
• Musculophrenic artery
  • intercostal branches
  • branches to lower part of the pericardium
  • branches to diaphragm
  • branches to abdominal muscles.
• Superior epigastric artery

[edit] thyrocervical trunk

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

[edit] Deep cervical artery (sometimes)

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

[edit] dorsal scapular artery (mostly)

[edit] Axillary artery

• Superior thoracic artery
• Thoracoacromial artery
• Lateral thoracic artery
• Subscapular artery
• Anterior humeral circumflex artery
• Posterior humeral circumflex artery

[edit] 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

[edit] Thoracic aorta

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

[edit] Abdominal aorta

[edit] inferior phrenic

[edit] celiac

• left gastric artery
  • hepatic branch
  • oesophageal branch
• common hepatic artery
  • proper hepatic artery
    • Cystic artery
    • Terminal branches
      • right hepatic 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

[edit] superior mesenteric

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

[edit] middle suprarenal

[edit] renal

[edit] Anterior and posterior

[edit] interlobar artery

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

[edit] gonadal

• testicular artery in males
• ovarian artery in females

[edit] lumbar

[edit] inferior mesenteric

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

[edit] median sacral

[edit] common iliac

[edit] common iliac arteries

[edit] internal iliac artery

[edit] Anterior division

• obturator artery
• superior vesical artery
• Vaginal artery (females) / inferior vesical artery (males)

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• 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

[edit] Posterior division

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] References

1. ^ Human Anatomy - Lab 25 Step 12

[edit] See also

• Family tree of major arteries

v • d • e Circulatory system: Arteries and veins (TA A12.2-3, GA 6.543/GA 7.641) Systemic circulation (Heart, left side) → Aorta → Arteries → Arterioles → Capillaries → Venules → Veins → Vena cava → (Heart, right side) Pulmonary circulation (Heart, right side) → Pulmonary arteries → (Lungs) → Pulmonary vein → (Heart, left side) Blood vessels Endothelium · Tunica intima · Tunica media · Tunica externa Vasa vasorum · Vasa nervorum Rete mirabile · Arteriovenous anastomosis Arteries Nutrient artery Veins Vena comitans · Superficial vein · Deep vein · Emissary veins · Venous plexus vascular navs: anat/physio/dev, noncongen/systemic vasculitis/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc

v • d • e List of arteries of head and neck (TA A12.2.05-08, GA 6.549) CC EC sup. thyroid superior laryngeal · sternocleidomastoid branch · infrahyoid branch · cricothyroid branch · glandular branches asc. pharyngeal posterior meningeal · pharyngeal branches · inferior tympanic lingual suprahyoid · dorsal lingual · deep lingual · sublingual facial cervical branches (ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, glandular) · facial branches (inferior labial, superior labial / nasal septum, lateral nasal, angular) occipital sternocleidomastoid · meningeal · occipital · auricular · descending post. auricular stylomastoid · stapedial · auricular · occipital sup. temporal transverse facial · middle temporal (zygomatico-orbital) · anterior auricular · frontal · parietal maxillary 1st part / mandibular anterior tympanic · deep auricular · middle meningeal (superior tympanic, petrosal) · accessory meningeal · inferior alveolar (mental, mylohyoid) 2nd part / pterygoid to muscles of mastication (deep temporal, pterygoid, masseteric) · buccal 3rd part / pterygopalatine posterior superior alveolar · infraorbital (anterior superior alveolar) · descending palatine (greater palatine, lesser palatine) · artery of the pterygoid canal · sphenopalatine (posterior septal branches, posterior lateral nasal) · pharyngeal IC cervical carotid sinus petrous Vidian · caroticotympanic cavernous/ ophthalmic orbital group: posterior ethmoidal · anterior ethmoidal (anterior septal, anterior lateral nasal, anterior meningeal) · lacrimal (lateral palpebral) · medial palpebral · terminal (supraorbital, supratrochlear, dorsal nasal) ocular group: central retinal · ciliary (short posterior, long posterior, anterior) · hypophysial (superior, inferior) Willis/Cerebral ACA (anterior communicating) · MCA (anterolateral central, Orbitofrontal artery, Prefrontal artery, Superior terminal branch, Inferior terminal branch, Anterior temporal branch) · posterior communicating · anterior choroidal SC vertebral artery meningeal · spinal (posterior, anterior) · basilar: pontine · labyrinthine · cerebellar (AICA, SCA, PICA)  · cerebral (PCA) thyrocervical trunk inferior thyroid inferior laryngeal · tracheal · esophageal · ascending cervical · pharyngeal · glandular branches transverse cervical superficial branch · deep branch / dorsal scapular suprascapular acromial branch costocervical trunk deep cervical · Supreme Intercostal artery

v • d • e List of arteries of upper limbs (TA A12.2.09, GA 6.575) Axillary Shoulder scapular anastomosis – 1st part superior thoracic 2nd part thoracoacromial (deltoid branch) – lateral thoracic 3rd part subscapular (circumflex scapular, thoracodorsal) – anterior humeral circumflex – posterior humeral circumflex Brachial Before split profunda brachii (radial collateral, medial collateral) – ulnar collateral (superior, inferior) Radial forearm: radial recurrent wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch – palmar carpal branch hand: superficial palmar branch – princeps pollicis  – Radialis indices artery (radial of index finger) Ulnar forearm: ulnar recurrent (anterior, posterior) – common interosseous (anterior, posterior, recurrent) wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch – palmar carpal branch hand: deep palmar branch Arches dorsal carpal arch: dorsal metacarpal (dorsal digital) palmar carpal arch superficial palmar arch: common palmar digital (proper palmar digital) deep palmar arch: palmar metacarpal

v • d • e List of arteries of torso · chest (TA A12.2.01-04,11, GA 6.598) Pulmonary/ coronary Right coronary: SA nodal · AV nodal · Atrial · Right marginal · Posterior interventricular Left coronary: Anterior interventricular · Left circumflex (Left marginal) Ascending aorta/ aortic arch Brachiocephalic Thyreoidea ima · Right subclavian · Right common carotid Left common carotid External carotid · Internal carotid Carotid body · Carotid sinus · Carotid bifurcation Left subclavian Internal thoracic: Anterior intercostal · Thymic · Pericardiacophrenic · terminal (Musculophrenic, superior epigastric) Costocervical trunk: Highest intercostal (Posterior intercostal 1-2) · Deep cervical Other Aortic body Descending/ thoracic aorta visceral: Bronchial · Esophageal · Mediastinal parietal: Posterior intercostal 3·11 · Subcostal · Superior phrenic

v • d • e List of arteries of torso – abdomen (TA A12.2.12-15, GA 6.598) AA Anterior celiac left gastric esophageal branches splenic pancreatic branches (greater, dorsal) · short gastric · left gastro-omental common hepatic proper hepatic (cystic) · right gastric · gastroduodenal (right gastro-omental, superior pancreaticoduodenal, supraduodenal) SMA inferior pancreaticoduodenal · intestinal (jejunal, ileal, arcades, vasa recta)  · ileocolic (colic, anterior cecal, posterior cecal, ileal branch, appendicular)  · right colic · middle colic IMA left colic · sigmoid · superior rectal · marginal Posterior visceral middle suprarenal · renal (inferior suprarenal, ureteral) · gonadal (testicular ♂ / ovarian ♀) parietal inferior phrenic (superior suprarenal) · lumbar · median sacral · Coccygeal glomus terminal/ common iliac IIA Anterior umbilical superior vesical · to ductus deferens ♂ obturator anterior branch · posterior branch middle rectal vaginal branch ♀ uterine ♀ helicine · vaginal of uterine · ovarian of uterine · tubal of uterine V/IV vaginal ♀ · inferior vesical ♂ inferior gluteal accompanying of ischiadic nerve · crucial anastomosis internal pudendal inferior rectal · perineal(posterior scrotal ♂/labial ♀) · bulb of penis ♂/vestibule ♀ · urethral · deep artery of the penis ♂ (helicine)/clitoris ♀ · dorsal of the penis ♂/clitoris ♀ Posterior iliolumbar (lumbar, iliac) · lateral sacral · superior gluteal EIA inferior epigastric (cremasteric, round ligament) · deep circumflex iliac · femoral

v • d • e List of arteries of lower limbs (TA A12.2.16, GA 6.623) EI: Femoral Superficial superficial epigastric – superficial iliac circumflex External pudendal superficial – deep (anterior scrotal) Profunda femoris lateral circumflex femoral (descending, transverse, ascending) – medial circumflex femoral (ascending, superficial, deep, acetabular) – perforating Descending genicular saphenous branch – articular branches Popliteal Sural no major branches Genicular superior genicular (medial, lateral) – middle genicular – inferior genicular (medial, lateral) Anterior tibial tibial recurrent (posterior, anterior) anterior malleolar (medial, lateral) dorsalis pedis: tarsal (medial, lateral) Posterior tibial circumflex fibular – fibular medial plantar – lateral plantar Arches arcuate: dorsal metatarsal / first dorsal metatarsal – deep plantar – dorsal digital arteries plantar arch: plantar metatarsal – common plantar digital – proper plantar digital