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

Contents 1 Introduction (Gray's s141) 1.1 Gray's page #543 1.2 Gray's page #545 2 The aorta (Gray's s142) 2.1 Gray's page #545 2.2 Gray's page #546 2.3 Gray's page #547 2.4 Gray's page #548 2.5 Gray's page #549 3 The arteries of the head and neck 3.1 The common carotid artery 3.1.1 Relations (Gray's s143) 3.1.1.1 Gray's page #549 3.1.1.2 Gray's page #550 3.1.1.3 Gray's page #551 3.1.2 The external carotid artery (Gray's s144) 3.1.2.1 Gray's page #551 3.1.3 Anterior 3.1.3.1 Gray's page #552 3.1.3.2 Gray's page #553 3.1.3.3 Gray's page #555 3.1.3.4 Gray's page #556 3.1.4 Posterior 3.1.4.1 Gray's page #556 3.1.4.2 Gray's page #557 3.1.5 Ascending 3.1.5.1 Gray's page #557 3.1.5.2 Gray's page #558 3.1.6 Terminal 3.1.6.1 Gray's page #558 3.1.6.2 Gray's page #559 3.1.7 Terminal: Branches of the First or Mandibular Portions 3.1.7.1 Gray's page #560 3.1.7.2 Gray's page #561 3.1.8 Terminal: Branches of the Second or Pterygoid Portion 3.1.8.1 Gray's page #561 3.1.9 Terminal: Branches of the Third or Pterygopalatine Portion 3.1.9.1 Gray's page #562 3.1.10 The triangles of the neck (Gray's s145) 3.1.10.1 Gray's page #563 3.1.10.2 Gray's page #564 3.1.10.3 Gray's page #565 3.1.11 The internal carotid artery (Gray's s146) 3.1.11.1 Gray's page #566 3.1.11.2 Gray's page #567 3.1.11.3 Gray's page #568 3.1.11.4 Gray's page #569 3.1.11.5 Gray's page #570 3.1.11.6 Gray's page #571 3.1.11.7 Gray's page #572 3.1.11.8 Gray's page #573 3.1.11.9 Gray's page #574 3.2 The arteries of the brain (Gray's s147) 3.2.1 Gray's page #574 3.2.2 Gray's page #575 4 The arteries of the upper extremity 4.1 The subclavian artery (Gray's s148) 4.1.1 Gray's page #575 4.1.2 Gray's page #576 4.1.3 Gray's page #577 4.1.4 Gray's page #578 4.1.5 Vertebral artery (a. vertebralis) 4.1.5.1 Gray's page #578 4.1.5.2 Gray's page #579 4.1.5.3 Gray's page #580 4.1.5.4 Gray's page #581 4.1.6 Thyrocervical trunk (truncus thyreocervicalis; thyroid axis) 4.1.6.1 Gray's page #581 4.1.6.2 Gray's page #582 4.1.7 Internal mammary artery (a. mammaria interna) 4.1.7.1 Gray's page #584 4.1.7.2 Gray's page #585 4.1.8 Costocervical trunk (truncus costocervicalis; superior intercostal artery) 4.1.8.1 Gray's page #585 4.2 The axilla (Gray's s149) 4.2.1 Gray's page #585 4.2.2 The axillary artery 4.2.2.1 Gray's page #586 4.2.2.2 Gray's page #587 4.2.2.3 Gray's page #588 4.2.2.4 Gray's page #589 4.2.3 The brachial artery (Gray's s150) 4.2.3.1 Gray's page #589 4.2.3.2 Gray's page #590 4.2.3.3 Gray's page #591 4.2.3.4 Gray's page #592 4.2.4 The radial artery (Gray's s151) 4.2.4.1 Gray's page #592 4.2.4.2 Gray's page #594 4.2.4.3 Gray's page #595 4.2.5 The ulnar artery (Gray's s152) 4.2.5.1 Gray's page #595 4.2.5.2 Gray's page #596 4.2.5.3 Gray's page #597 4.2.5.4 Gray's page #598 5 The arteries of the trunk 5.1 The descending aorta 5.1.1 The thoracic aorta (Gray's s153) 5.1.1.1 Gray's page #598 5.1.1.2 Gray's page #599 5.1.1.3 Gray's page #600 5.1.1.4 Gray's page #601 5.1.2 The abdominal aorta (Gray's s154) 5.1.2.1 Gray's page #602 5.1.2.2 Gray's page #603 5.1.2.3 Gray's page #604 5.1.2.4 Gray's page #605 5.1.2.5 Gray's page #606 5.1.2.6 Gray's page #607 5.1.2.7 Gray's page #609 5.1.2.8 Gray's page #610 5.1.2.9 Gray's page #611 5.1.2.10 Gray's page #612 5.1.2.11 Gray's page #613 5.2 The common iliac arteries 5.2.1 Gray's page #613 5.2.2 Gray's page #614 5.2.3 The hypogastric artery (or Internal iliac artery) (Gray's s155) 5.2.3.1 Gray's page #614 5.2.3.2 Gray's page #615 5.2.3.3 Gray's page #616 5.2.3.4 Gray's page #617 5.2.3.5 Gray's page #618 5.2.3.6 Gray's page #619 5.2.3.7 Gray's page #620 5.2.3.8 Gray's page #621 5.2.3.9 Gray's page #622 5.2.4 The external iliac artery (Gray's s156) 5.2.4.1 Gray's page #622 5.2.4.2 Gray's page #623 6 The arteries of the lower extremity 6.1 The femoral artery (Gray's s157) 6.1.1 Gray's page #623 6.1.2 Gray's page #625 6.1.3 Gray's page #626 6.1.4 Gray's page #627 6.1.5 Gray's page #628 6.1.6 Branches of the femoral artery 6.1.6.1 Gray's page #629 6.1.6.2 Gray's page #630 6.1.6.3 Gray's page #631 6.2 The popliteal fossa (Gray's s158) 6.2.1 Gray's page #631 6.3 The popliteal artery (Gray's s159) 6.3.1 Gray's page #632 6.3.2 Gray's page #633 6.3.3 Gray's page #634 6.4 The anterior tibial artery (Gray's s160) 6.4.1 Gray's page #634 6.4.2 Gray's page #635 6.4.3 Gray's page #636 6.5 The arteria dorsalis pedis (Gray's s161) 6.5.1 Gray's page #636 6.5.2 Gray's page #637 6.6 The posterior tibial artery (Gray's s162) 6.6.1 Gray's page #637 6.6.2 Gray's page #638 6.6.3 Gray's page #639 6.6.4 Gray's page #640 7 See also

Introduction (Gray's s141)

Gray's page #543

• anastomoses
• collateral circulation
• Pulmonary artery (A. Pulmonalis)

Gray's page #545

• right branch of the pulmonary artery (ramus dexter a. pulmonalis)
• left branch of the pulmonary artery (ramus sinister a. pulmonalis)

The aorta (Gray's s142)

Gray's page #545

• Aorta
• Ascending aorta (Aorta Ascendens)
  • aortic sinuses
  • bulb of the aorta

Gray's page #546

• Coronary arteries
  • Right coronary artery (a. coronaria dextra)

Gray's page #547

• Coronary arteries
  • Right coronary artery (a. coronaria dextra)
    • posterior descending branch
    • marginal branch
  • Left coronary artery (a. coronaria sinistra)
    • anterior descending branch
    • circumflex branch
• Arch of the aorta (Arcus Aortae; Transverse aorta)
• Relations
  • aortic isthmus
  • aortic spindle

Gray's page #548

• Innominate atery (A. Anonyma; Brachiocephalic artery)

Gray's page #549

• Innominate atery (A. Anonyma; Brachiocephalic artery)
  • 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 (Gray's s143)

Gray's page #549

• Common carotid artery (A. Carotis Communis)

Gray's page #550

• cervical portions

Gray's page #551

• glomus caroticum (carotid body)

The external carotid artery (Gray's s144)

Gray's page #551

• external carotid artery

Anterior

Gray's page #552

• 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)

Gray's page #553

• lingual artery (a. lingualis)
  • Hyoid branch (ramus hyoideus; suprahyoid branch)
  • Arteriæ dorsales linguæ (rami dorsales linguæ)
  • Sublingual artery (a. sublingualis)
  • Arteria profunda linguæ (ranine artery; deep lingual artery)
• external maxillary artery (a. maxillaris externa; facial artery)
  • angular artery

Gray's page #555

• 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)

Gray's page #556

• 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

Posterior

Gray's page #556

• occipital artery (a. occipitalis)
  • Muscular branches (rami musculares)
  • Sternocleidomastoid artery (a. sternocleidomastoidea; sternomastoid artery)
  • Auricular branch (ramus auricularis)

Gray's page #557

• occipital artery (a. occipitalis)
  • Auricular branch (ramus auricularis)
    • 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)

Ascending

Gray's page #557

• ascending pharyngeal artery (a. pharyngea ascendens)

Gray's page #558

• 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

Terminal

Gray's page #558

• superficial temporal artery (a. temporalis superficialis)
  • Transverse facial artery (a. transversa faciei)
  • Middle temporal artery (a. temporalis media)
    • zygomaticoörbital branch

Gray's page #559

• superficial temporal artery (a. temporalis superficialis)
  • 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

Terminal: Branches of the First or Mandibular Portions

Gray's page #560

• Anterior tympanic artery (a. tympanica anterior; tympanic artery)
• Deep auricular artery (a. auricularis profunda)
• Middle meningeal artery (a. meningea media; medidural artery)

Gray's page #561

• Middle meningeal artery (a. meningea media; medidural artery)
  • 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

Terminal: Branches of the Second or Pterygoid Portion

Gray's page #561

• 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

Gray's page #562

• Posterior superior alveolar artery (a. alveolaris superior posterior; alveolar or posterior dental artery)
• Infraorbital artery (a. infraorbitalis)
  • 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

The triangles of the neck (Gray's s145)

Gray's page #563

• anterior triangle
  • Inferior carotid triangle, or Muscular triangle

Gray's page #564

• anterior triangle
  • Superior carotid triangle, or Carotid triangle
  • Submaxillary triangle or Digastric triangle

Gray's page #565

• anterior triangle
  • Suprahyoid triangle
• Posterior triangle
  • Occipital triangle
  • Subclavian triangle

The internal carotid artery (Gray's s146)

Gray's page #566

• internal carotid artery

Gray's page #567

• Cervical portion
• Petrous portion
• Cavernous portion
• Cerebral portion

Gray's page #568

• Petrous portion
  • 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)
  • ophthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)

Gray's page #569

• Cavernous portion
  • ophthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
    • orbital group
      • Lacrimal artery (a. lacrimalis)
        • lateral palpebral arteries
        • zygomatic branches
        • recurrent branch
      • Supraorbital artery (a. supraorbitalis)

Gray's page #570

• Cavernous portion
  • ophthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
    • 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)

Gray's page #571

• Cavernous portion
  • ophthalmic artery (a. ophthalmica)
    • orbital group
      • Dorsal nasal artery (a. dorsalis nasi; nasal artery)
    • ocular group
      • Central artery of the retina (a. centralis retinœ)
      • 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

Gray's page #572

• Cerebral portion
  • anterior cerebral artery (a. cerebri anterior)
    • Anterior communicating artery (a. communicans anterior)
  • middle cerebral artery (a. cerebri media)

Gray's page #573

• 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)

Gray's page #574

• Cerebral portion
  • posterior communicating artery (a. communicans posterior)
    • postero-medial ganglionic branches
  • anterior choroidal artery (a. chorioidea; choroid artery)

The arteries of the brain (Gray's s147)

Gray's page #574

• arterial circle of Willis

Gray's page #575

• Ganglionic system
  • 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

The arteries of the upper extremity

The subclavian artery (Gray's s148)

Gray's page #575

• Subclavian artery (A. Subclavia)

Gray's page #576

• First Part of the Right subclavian artery

Gray's page #577

• First Part of the Left subclavian artery
• Second and Third Parts of the Subclavian artery

Gray's page #578

• branches of the subclavian artery

Vertebral artery (a. vertebralis)

Gray's page #578

• suboccipital triangle

Gray's page #579

• branches of the vertebral artery
• Cervical 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)

Gray's page #580

• Cranial Branches
  • 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

Gray's page #581

• 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
        • parietoöccipital

Thyrocervical trunk (truncus thyreocervicalis; thyroid axis)

Gray's page #581

• 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 æsophagei)
  • ascending cervical artery (a. cervicalis ascendens)
  • muscular branches

Gray's page #582

• Transverse scapular artery (a. transversa scapulæ, suprascapular artery)
  • 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)

Internal mammary artery (a. mammaria interna)

Gray's page #584

• 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)

Gray's page #585

• branches of the internal mammary artery
  • Superior epigastric artery (a. epigastrica superior)

Costocervical trunk (truncus costocervicalis; superior intercostal artery)

Gray's page #585

• highest intercostal artery
• Profunda cervicalis (a. cervicalis profunda; deep cervical branch)

The axilla (Gray's s149)

Gray's page #585

• axillary fascia

The axillary artery

Gray's page #586

• axillary artery
• axillary sheath

Gray's page #587

• 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)

Gray's page #588

• 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
• third part
  • subscapular artery (a. subscapularis)
    • scapular circumflex artery
  • Scapular circumflex artery (a. circumflexa scapulæ; dorsalis scapulæ artery)

Gray's page #589

• third part
  • 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 (Gray's s150)

Gray's page #589

• brachial artery
• anticubital fossa

Gray's page #590

• branches of the brachial artery

Gray's page #591

• arteria profunda brachii (superior profunda artery)
  • nutrient artery
  • middle collateral branch
  • radial collateral branch
• nutrient artery (a. nutricia humeri)
• superior ulnar collateral artery (a. collateralis ulnaris superior; inferior profunda artery)

Gray's page #592

• inferior ulnar collateral artery (a. collateralis ulnaris inferior; anastomotica magna artery)
• muscular branches (rami musculares)

The radial artery (Gray's s151)

Gray's page #592

• radial artery

Gray's page #594

• 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 volœ artery)
    • 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

Gray's page #595

• At the Wrist
  • 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. metacarpeæ volares; palmar interosseous arteries)
  • perforating branches (rami perforantes)
  • recurrent branches

The ulnar artery (Gray's s152)

Gray's page #595

• ulnar artery

Gray's page #596

• 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)

Gray's page #597

• In the Forearm
  • common interosseous artery (a. interossea communis)
    • interosseous recurrent artery

Gray's page #598

• In the Forearm
  • 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)
• In the Hand
  • 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 propriæ; collateral digital arteries)

The arteries of the trunk

The descending aorta

The thoracic aorta (Gray's s153)

Gray's page #598

• thoracic aorta

Gray's page #599

• Thoracic aorta: peculiarities of:

Gray's page #600

• Branches of the Thoracic aorta
• Visceral
  • pericardial branches (rami pericardiaci)
  • bronchial arteries (aa. bronchiales)
    • right bronchial artery
    • left bronchial arteries
  • esophageal arteries (aa. æsophageæ)
  • mediastinal branches (rami mediastinales)
• Parietal
  • Intercostal arteries (aa. intercostales)

Gray's page #601

• 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

The abdominal aorta (Gray's s154)

Gray's page #602

• abdominal aorta

Gray's page #603

• Collateral circulation
• Visceral branches
  • celiac artery (a. cæliaca; celiac axis)
    • Left gastric artery (a. gastrica sinistra; gastric artery or coronary artery)
    • Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
      • foramen of Winslow

Gray's page #604

• Visceral branches
  • celiac artery (a. cæliaca; celiac axis)
    • Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
      • right gastric artery (a. gastrica dextra; pyloric artery)
      • gastroduodenal artery (a. gastroduodenalis)
      • right gastroepiploic artery (a. gastroepiploica dextra)

Gray's page #605

• Visceral branches
  • celiac artery (a. cæliaca; celiac axis)
    • Hepatic artery (a. hepatica)
      • superior pancreaticoduodenal artery (a. pancreaticoduodenalis superior)
      • cystic artery (a. cystica)
    • Lienal artery or Splenic artery (a. lienalis)

Gray's page #606

• Visceral branches
  • celiac artery (a. cæliaca; celiac axis)
    • Lienal artery or Splenic artery (a. lienalis)
      • pancreatic branches (rami pancreatici)
        • arteria pancreatica magna
      • short gastric arteries (aa. gastricæ breves; vasa brevia)
      • left gastroepiploic artery (a. gastroepiploica sinistra)
  • superior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica superior)

Gray's page #607

• 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

Gray's page #609

• 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)

Gray's page #610

• Visceral branches
  • inferior mesenteric artery (a. mesenterica inferior)
    • Left colic artery (a. colica sinistra)
    • Sigmoid arteries (aa. sigmoideæ)
    • Superior hemorrhoidal artery (a. hæmorrhoidalis superior)
  • middle suprarenal arteries (aa. suprarenales media; middle capsular arteries; suprarenal arteries)
  • renal arteries (aa. renales)
    • inferior suprarenal branches

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• Visceral branches
  • internal spermatic arteries (aa. spermaticæ internæ; spermatic arteries)
  • ovarian arteries (aa. ovaricæ)

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• Parietal Branches
  • inferior phrenic arteries (aa. phrenicæ inferiores)
  • lumbar arteries (aa. lumbales)

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• Parietal Branches
  • middle sacral artery (a. sacralis media)

The common iliac arteries

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• common iliac arteries
• external iliac artery and hypogastric artery

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• right common iliac artery
• left common iliac artery

The hypogastric artery (or Internal iliac artery) (Gray's s155)

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• hypogastric artery

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• umbilical arteries
• lateral umbilical ligament (obliterated hypogastric artery)
• branches of the hypogastric artery
• superior vesical artery (a. vesicalis superior)
  • artery to the ductus deferens
• middle vesical artery (a. vesicalis medialis)
• inferior vesical artery (a. vesicalis inferior)
• middle hemorrhoidal artery (a. hæmorrhoidalis media)
• uterine artery (a. uterina)

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• uterine artery (a. uterina)
  • azygos arteries of the vagina
• vaginal artery (a. vaginalis)
• obturator artery (a. obturatoria)

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• internal pudendal artery (a. pudenda interna; internal pudic artery)
  • internal pudendal artery in the male
  • dorsal and deep arteries of the penis

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• internal pudendal artery (a. pudenda interna; internal pudic artery)
  • accessory pudendal
  • branches of the internal pudendal artery

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• internal pudendal artery (a. pudenda interna; internal pudic artery)
  • Inferior hemorrhoidal artery (a. hæmorrhoidalis inferior)
  • Perineal artery (a. perinei; superficial perineal artery)
  • posterior scrotal branches
  • transverse perineal artery
  • Artery of the urethral bulb (a. bulbi urethræ)
  • Urethral artery (a. urethralis)

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• 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
• inferior gluteal artery (a. glutæa inferior; sciatic artery)
  • Muscular branches
  • Coccygeal branches
  • Arteria comitans nervi ischiadici
  • Anastomotic branch
    • crucial anastomosis
  • Articular branch

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• inferior gluteal artery (a. glutæa inferior; sciatic artery)
  • Cutaneous branches
• iliolumbar artery (a. iliolumbalis)
  • Lumbar branch (ramus lumbalis)
  • Iliac branch (ramus iliacus)
• lateral sacral arteries (aa. sacrales laterales)

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• superior gluteal artery (a. glutæa superior; gluteal artery)

The external iliac artery (Gray's s156)

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• external iliac artery

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• 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 (Gray's s157)

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• Femoral artery

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• femoral sheath (crural sheath)
  • deep crural arch
  • femoral canal
  • femoral ring

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• femoral sheath (crural sheath)
  • septum femorale (crural septum)
  • femoral fossa
• femoral triangle (trigonum femorale; Scarpa's triangle)

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• adductor canal (canalis adductorius; Hunter's canal)
• Relations of the Femoral artery

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• adductor canal

Branches of the femoral artery

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• 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)

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• 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

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• 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

The popliteal fossa (Gray's s158)

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• popliteal fossa

The popliteal artery (Gray's s159)

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• popliteal artery
• anterior tibial artery and posterior tibial artery

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• 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
• middle genicular artery (a. genu media; azygos articular artery)
• inferior genicular arteries (aa. genu inferiores; inferior articular arteries)
• medial inferior genicular

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• lateral inferior genicular
• Anastomosis around the knee-joint
  • superficial plexus
  • deep plexus

The anterior tibial artery (Gray's s160)

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• anterior tibial artery

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• 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)

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• medial malleolar net-work
• lateral malleolar net-work

The arteria dorsalis pedis (Gray's s161)

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• arteria dorsalis pedis

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• branches of the arteria dorsalis pedis
• lateral tarsal artery (a. tarsea lateralis; tarsal artery)
• medial tarsal arteries (aa. tarseæ mediales)
• arcuate artery (a. arcuata; metatarsal artery)
  • 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

The posterior tibial artery (Gray's s162)

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• posterior tibial artery

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• branches of the posterior tibial artery
• peroneal artery (a. peronæa)
  • branches of the peroneal
  • Muscular branches
  • Nutrient artery (a. nutricia fibulæ)
  • Perforating branch (ramus perforans; anterior peroneal artery)
  • Communicating branch (ramus communicans)
  • Lateral calcaneal (ramus calcaneus lateralis; external calcaneal)
• nutrient artery (a. nutricia tibiæ)

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• 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

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• divisions
  • lateral plantar artery (a. plantaris lateralis; external plantar artery)
    • branches of the plantar arch
    • Perforating branches (rami perforantes)
    • Plantar metatarsal arteries (aa. metatarseæ plantares; digital branches)
      • anterior perforating branch
      • first plantar metatarsal artery (arteria princeps hallucis)

See also

• List of images and subjects in Gray's Anatomy

Circulatory system: Arteries and veins (TA A12.0, TH H3.09.02, GA 6.543/GA 7.641) Systemic circulation (Left heart) → Aorta → Arteries → Arterioles → Capillaries → Venules → Veins → Vena cava → (Right heart) Pulmonary circulation (Right heart) → Pulmonary arteries → (Lungs) → Pulmonary vein → (Left heart) Blood vessels Endothelium · Tunica intima · Tunica media · Tunica externa Vasa vasorum · Vasa nervorum Rete mirabile · Circulatory anastomosis Arteries Nutrient artery · Arteriole Veins Vena comitans · Superficial vein · Deep vein · Emissary veins · Venous plexus · Venule Lymphatic Lymphatic vessel · Lymph · Lymph capillary M: VAS anat(a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)

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: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 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 M: VAS anat(a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)

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 anat(a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)

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 anat(a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)

List of arteries of torso – abdomen (TA A12.2.12–15, GA 6.598) AA Parietal inferior phrenic (superior suprarenal) · lumbar · median sacral · Coccygeal glomus Anterior 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 Anterior 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 anat(a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)

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 anat(a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)

Fetal vascular remnant ligaments (GA 6) Heart Ligamentum arteriosum Liver Round ligament of liver · Ligamentum venosum Umbilical Medial umbilical ligament (see also Median umbilical ligament and Lateral umbilical fold)