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 :
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Ascending aorta
(Branches to right coronary artery and left coronary artery. Click link for more info)
left coronary artery
anterior interventricular
septals
diagonals
circumflex
Left marginal arteries
posterolateral artery
ramus intermedius (sometimes)
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 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
Arising in carotid triangle [1] 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
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
Transverse facial artery
Middle temporal artery
Anterior auricular branch
frontal branch
parietal branch
subclavian artery (directly from arch of aorta on left)
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
Mediastinal branches
Thymic branches
Pericardiophrenic artery
Sternal branches
Perforating branches
Twelve anterior intercostal branches
upper branches
lower branches of the space anastomoses
Musculophrenic artery
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
dorsal scapular artery (mostly)
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
bronchial arteries
esophageal arteries
posterior intercostal arteries
inferior phrenic
celiac
middle suprarenal
renal
Anterior and posterior
interlobar artery
arcuate artery
interlobular artery
afferent arteriole
efferent arteriole
descending vasa recta
peritubular capillaries
gonadal
lumbar
median sacral
Anterior division
superior vesical artery
Vaginal artery (females) / inferior vesical artery (males)
middle rectal artery
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 gluteal artery
Superficial branch
Deep branch
Inferior epigastric artery
Deep circumflex iliac artery
superficial epigastric artery
Superficial circumflex iliac artery
Superficial external pudendal artery
Deep external pudendal 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
anterior tibial 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
Inferior lateral genicular artery
Inferior medial genicular artery
See also
Family tree of major arteries
List of arteries of head and neck Anterior: CC /EC superior thyroid (superior laryngeal) - lingual (sublingual)facial :cervical branches (ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, glandular) - facial branches (inferior labial, superior labial, lateral nasal , angular)Posterior and ascending: CC/EC occipital - posterior auricular (stylomastoid) - ascending pharyngeal (meningeal branches) Terminal, superficial temporal: CC/EC transverse facial - middle temporal (zygomaticoörbital) - anterior auricular - frontal - parietal Terminal, maxillary: CC/EC 1st part: anterior tympanic - deep auricular - middle meningeal (superior tympanic) - accessory meningeal - inferior alveolar (mylohyoid ) 2nd part: deep temporal - pterygoid branches - masseteric - buccal
3rd part: posterior superior alveolar - infraorbital (anterior superior alveolar) - descending palatine - artery of the pterygoid canal - sphenopalatineportions #1 and 2: CC/IC cervical portion (carotid sinus ) - petrous portion (Vidian, caroticotympanic)cavernous portion/ophthalmic: CC/IC orbital group: lacrimal (lateral palpebral) - supraorbital - posterior ethmoidal - anterior ethmoidal - medial palpebral - supratrochlear - dorsal nasalocular group: central retinal - ciliary (short posterior, long posterior, anterior) - superior hypophysial - inferior hypophysialcerebral portion: CC/IC ACA - anterior communicating - MCA (anterolateral central) - posterior communicating - anterior choroidal - circle of Willis vertebral artery : SC meningeal branches - posterior spinal - anterior spinal - PICA - basilar (pontine , labyrinthine, AICA, SCA, PCA) thyrocervical trunk: SC inferior thyroid (inferior laryngeal, tracheal, esophageal , ascending cervical) - suprascapular - transverse cervical - dorsal scapular
List of arteries of upper limbsAxillary 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 profunda brachii (radial collateral, medial collateral) - superior ulnar collateral - inferior ulnar collateral Radial forearm: radial recurrent - palmar carpal branch - superficial palmar branchwrist: dorsal carpal branch (dorsal carpal arch, dorsal metacarpal, dorsal digital)hand: princeps pollicis - radial of index finger - deep palmar arch (palmar metacarpal)Ulnar forearm: anterior ulnar recurrent - posterior ulnar recurrent - common interosseous (anterior, posterior, recurrent)wrist: palmar carpal branch - dorsal carpal branchhand: superficial palmar arch (common palmar digital, proper palmar digital) - deep palmar branch - palmar carpal arch
List of arteries of torso - abdomen AA :Anterior
celiac
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
AA :Posterior
visceral: middle suprarenal –
renal
(inferior suprarenal, ureteral) –
gonadal (testicular ♂/ovarian ♀)parietal: inferior phrenic
(superior suprarenal) –
lumbar –
median sacralterminal: common iliac (IIA , EIA )
IIA :Anterior
umbilical
(superior vesical,
to ductus deferens) –
middle rectal –
obturator (anterior branch, posterior branch) - inferior gluteal (accompanying of ischiadic nerve, crucial anastomosis)
uterine ♀ (helicine, vaginal of uterine, ovarian of uterine, tubal of uterine) - vaginal ♀/inferior vesical ♂
internal pudendal : inferior rectal - perineal (urethral) - posterior scrotal ♂/labial ♀ - bulb of penis ♂/vestibule ♀ - deep artery of the penis ♂ (helicine)/clitoris ♀ - dorsal of the penis ♂/clitoris ♀
IIA :Posterior
iliolumbar (lumbar, iliac) –
lateral sacral –
superior gluteal
EIA
inferior epigastric
(cremasteric, round ligament) –
deep circumflex iliac – femoral
List of arteries of lower limbs EI : Femoral superficial epigastric - superficial iliac circumflex - external pudendal (superficial, deep/anterior scrotal arteries) - profunda femoris (lateral circumflex femoral, medial circumflex femoral, perforating) - descending genicular Popliteal anterior tibial - suralgenicular : superior genicular (medial, lateral) - middle genicular - inferior genicular (medial, lateral) Anterior tibial dorsalis pedis : tarsal (lateral - medial) - arcuate - dorsal metatarsal/first dorsal metatarsal - deep plantar
tibial recurrent (posterior, anterior)
anterior malleolar (medial, lateral)Posterior tibial circumflex fibular - fibular
