BIOL 121 Visual Guide

The Anatomy of the

Arteries

Rob Swatski Assoc. Prof. Biology

Harrisburg Area Community College York Campus (York, PA)

rjswatsk@hacc.edu

Ascending Aorta

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Arch of the Aorta

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Brachiocephalic Trunk (Innominate Artery)

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Right Common Carotid Artery

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Left Common Carotid Artery

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Left Common Carotid Artery

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Left External Carotid Artery

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Left Internal Carotid Artery

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Right Subclavian Artery

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Left Subclavian Artery

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Right Axillary Artery

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Left Axillary Artery

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Right Brachial Artery

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Right Radial Artery

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Right Ulnar Artery

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Right Superficial Palmar Arch

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Descending (Thoracic) Aorta

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Right Intercostal Artery 25

Left Intercostal Artery 26

Left Superior

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Celiac Trunk

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Left Gastric Artery

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Splenic Artery

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Common Hepatic Artery 32

Hepatic Artery Proper 33

Superior Mesenteric Artery 34

Right and Left Suprarenal

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Right Renal Artery 36

Left Renal Artery 37

Right Gonadal Artery (Testicular or Ovarian) 38

Left Gonadal Artery (Testicular or Ovarian) 39

Inferior Mesenteric Artery 40

Abdominal (Descending) Aorta 41

Right Common Iliac Artery 42

Left Common Iliac Artery 43

Right Internal Iliac Artery 44

Left Internal Iliac Artery 45

Right External Iliac Artery 46

Left External Iliac Artery 47

Left Femoral Artery 48

Right Popliteal Artery

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Left Popliteal Artery

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Right Anterior Tibial Artery

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Left Posterior Tibial Artery

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Right Fibular (Peroneal)

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Right Dorsal Artery of the Foot (Dorsalis Pedis) 54

Left Dorsal Artery of the

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Right Arcuate Artery 56

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Public domain images from Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918.

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