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:

the following are the parts

Ascending aortaAscending aorta

It is a portion of the aorta commencing at the upper part of the base of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower border of the third costal cartilage behind the left half of the sternum.

Right coronary arteryRight coronary artery

• posterior interventricular artery (mostly)

• SA nodal artery (in 60%)

• Right marginal artery

Left coronary arteryLeft coronary artery

anterior interventricular

• septal

• diagonal

circumflex

• SA nodal artery (in 40%)

• posterior interventricular artery (occasionally)

• Left marginal arteries

• posterolateral artery

• ramus intermedius (sometimes)

Aortic archAortic arch

brachiocephalic arterybrachiocephalic artery

• right common carotid artery

• right subclavian artery

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

internal carotid arteryinternal 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

• 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 arteryexternal carotid artery

Arising in carotid triangle

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

• 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

subclavian arteryLeft subclavian artery (directly from arch of aorta on left)

vertebral arteryvertebral 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

• labyrinthine artery

• pontine branches

internal thoracic arteryinternal 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 trunkthyrocervical trunk

• inferior thyroid artery

• suprascapular artery

transverse cervical artery

• Superficial branch

• Deep branch/Dorsal scapular artery (sometimes)

costocervical trunkcostocervical trunk

• Deep cervical artery

Supreme intercostal artery

• 1st and 2nd posterior intercostal artery

Axillary arteryAxillary artery

• Superior thoracic artery

Thoracoacromial artery

• acromial

• pectoral

• clavicular

• deltoid

• Lateral thoracic artery

• Subscapular artery

• Anterior humeral circumflex artery

• Posterior humeral circumflex artery

Brachial arteryBrachial 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 aortaThoracic aorta

• bronchial arteries

• esophageal arteries

• mediastinal branches

• pericardial arteries

• Lower 9(3rd to 11th) posterior intercostal arteries

• subcostal arteries

• superior phrenic arteries

Abdominal aortaAbdominal aorta

inferior phrenic arteryinferior phrenic

Celiac trunkceliac

left gastric artery

• hepatic branch

• oesophageal branch

common hepatic artery

proper hepatic artery

Terminal branches

right hepatic artery

• Cystic 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

• Bühler's anastomotic artery

superior mesenteric arterysuperior mesenteric

• inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery

• middle colic artery

• right colic artery

• intestinal arteries

• ileocolic artery

middle suprarenal arterymiddle suprarenal

renal arteryrenal

Anterior and posterior

interlobar arteryinterlobar artery

arcuate artery

interlobular artery

• afferent arteriole

efferent arteriole

• descending vasa recta

• peritubular capillaries

gonadal arterygonadal

• testicular artery in males

• ovarian artery in females

lumbar arterieslumbar

inferior mesenteric arteryinferior mesenteric

left colic artery

• ascending branch

• descending branch

  sigmoid arteries

• superior rectal artery

median sacral arterymedian sacral

common iliac arterycommon iliac

Common iliac arteriesCommon iliac arteries

Internal iliac arteryInternal 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 arteryexternal 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 arteryPopliteal 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

See also

• Family tree of major arteries

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