Part of Aorta Main Branch: Ascending
Part of Aorta Main Branch: Ascending
Part of Aorta Main Branch: Ascending
Bronchial
Pericardial aa
Posterior intercostal aa
Thoracic Esophageal aa
Mediastinal
Subcostal aa (L1)
Superior Phrenic aa
Renal aa (L1)
Gonadal (L2)
Median sacral
Minor Branches and organs
Right atrium, SA and AV nodes, posterior part of IV septum
Most of left atrium and ventricle, IV septum, AV bundles; sometimes AV node
Divides into right common carotid and right subclavian aa.
Internal Carotid: enters cranium to become main arteries of brain and orbits
First part
Vertebral: brain
Internal Thoracic:
Thyrocervical trunk: muscles of posterior scapula and lateral cervical and
upper regions of neck
Second part
Costocervical trunk: first two intercostal spaces and posterior deep cervical
muscles
Third part
Dorsal scapular: levator scapulae and rhomboid muscles
Adrenal gland
Kidneys
Gonads
Ileocolic and right colic aa supply ascending colon and right colic flexure
Middle colic artery supplies transverse colon
Left colic and sigmoid aa supply descending and sigmoid
Lumbar vertebrae, back muscles, post abdominal wall
medial border of psoas m
Internal Iliac: pelvic muscles, gluteal muscles, perineum
External Iliac:
Inferior epigastric artery
Deep circumflex iliac artery
Femoral artery
Branches to posterior sacrum
Great Cardiac
Posterior Vein of LV
Middle Cardiac Coronary
Small Cardiac Sinus
Oblique Vein of LV (of Marshall)
Cephalic
Basilic
Internal Jugular Left Brachiocephalic
External Jugular SVC
Subclavian
Hemiazygous Azygous
Right Inferior Phrenic (T8)
Right, Middle, Left Hepatic vv (T8)
Left Adrenal
Left Inferior Phrenic
Left Renal (L1)
Left Gonadal
Left Inferior phrenic