Arteries and their Functions

Pulmonary Arteries

Arteries that carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs

Suprarenal Arteries

Arteries that supply the adrenal glands

Internal Thoracic Arteries

Arteries that supply the anterior thoracic wall

Internal Carotid Arteries

Arteries that supply the brain

Vertebral Arteries

Arteries that supply the brain

External Carotid Arteries

Arteries that supply the face

Common Carotid Arteries

Arteries that supply the head and neck

Subclavian Arteries

Arteries that supply the head, neck, and upper limbs

Renal Arteries

Arteries that supply the kidneys

External Iliac Arteries

Arteries that supply the lower limbs

Femoral Arteries

Arteries that supply the lower limbs

Ovarian / Testicular Arteries

Arteries that supply the ovaries in females and testes in males

Internal Iliac Arteries

Arteries that supply the pelvis

Common Iliac Arteries

Arteries that supply the pelvis and lower limbs

Thyrocervical Arteries (Trunks)

Arteries that supply the thyroid and neck

Pulmonary Trunk

Artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs

Inferior Mesenteric Artery

Artery that supplies the distal large intestine

Common Hepatic Artery

Artery that supplies the liver

Brachiocephalic Artery

Artery that supplies the right side of the head, neck, and upper limb

Superior Mesenteric Artery

Artery that supplies the small intestine, pancreas, and proximal large intestine

Splenic Artery

Artery that supplies the spleen

Gastric Artery

Artery that supplies the stomach

Celiac Artery (Trunk)

Artery that supplies the stomach, spleen, and liver

Aorta

Main artery that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body