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:

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)
3 Thoracic aorta
4 Abdominal aorta
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

Ascending aorta

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

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)

Arch of aorta

brachiocephalic artery

right common carotid artery
right subclavian artery

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

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 the 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

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
- 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

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)

Deep cervical artery (sometimes)

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

costocervical trunk (mostly)

Axillary artery

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

Thoracic aorta

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

Abdominal aorta

[[inferior phrenic artery|inferior phrenic(ventral branch-coeliac)

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

superior mesenteric

middle suprarenal

renal

Anterior and posterior

interlobar artery

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

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

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

References

^ Human Anatomy - Lab 25 Step 12

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

cervical	carotid sinus

petrous	Vidian · caroticotympanic

cavernous/ ophthalmic	orbital group:anterior ethmoidal (anterior septal, anterior lateral nasal, anterior meningeal) · posterior ethmoidal · 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, medial striate) · MCA (anterolateral central, Orbitofrontal artery, Prefrontal artery, Superior terminal branch, Inferior terminal branch, Anterior temporal branch) · posterior communicating · anterior choroidal

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

M: VAS

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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

M: VAS

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List of arteries of torso · chest (TA A12.2.01–04,11, GA 6.598)

Pulmonary

Right pulmonary artery · Left pulmonary artery (Ligamentum arteriosum)

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 · Perforating branches · 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

M: VAS

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List of arteries of torso – abdomen (TA A12.2.12–15, GA 6.598)

Parietal

inferior phrenic (superior suprarenal) · lumbar · median sacral · Coccygeal glomus

celiac

left gastric	esophageal branches

common hepatic	proper hepatic (cystic) · right gastric · gastroduodenal (right gastro-omental, superior pancreaticoduodenal, supraduodenal)

splenic	pancreatic branches (greater, dorsal) · short gastric · left gastro-omental

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 ♀)

terminal/
common iliac

IIA

umbilical	superior vesical · to ductus deferens ♂ · medial umbilical ligament

obturator	anterior branch · posterior branch

middle rectal	vaginal branch ♀

uterine ♀	arcuate · vaginal of uterine · ovarian of uterine · tubal of uterine · spiral

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

see arteries of lower limbs

M: VAS

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List of arteries of lower limbs / EIA (TA A12.2.16, GA 6.623)

Inferior epigastric

cremasteric ♂ / round ligament ♀

Deep circumflex iliac

ascending branch of deep circumflex iliac

Femoral
(EIA after IL)

In femoral canal	superficial epigastric · superficial circumflex iliac · superficial external pudendal · deep external pudendal (anterior scrotal ♂)

Descending genicular	saphenous branch · articular branches

Profunda femoris	medial circumflex femoral (ascending, superficial, deep, acetabular) · lateral circumflex femoral (descending, transverse, ascending) · perforating

Popliteal
(FA after AH)

Genicular	superior genicular (medial, lateral) · middle genicular · inferior genicular (medial, lateral)

Sural	no major branches

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

M: VAS

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proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)

Arterial tree

Contents

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

subclavian artery (directly from arch of aorta on left)

Deep cervical artery (sometimes)

costocervical trunk (mostly)

[[inferior phrenic artery|inferior phrenic(ventral branch-coeliac)

Anterior and posterior

Anterior division

Posterior division

References

See also