Blood Vessels of the Coronary system
right coronary artery
artery that lies in the right atrioventricular sulcus and has branches that supply the posterior and anterior surfaces of the ventricular muscle another branch that supplies the tissues of the heart
marginal artery
branch of the right coronary artery passes along the inferior border of the heart
left coronary artery
one of the branches that supplies the tissues of the heart
Anterior Inteventricular Artery
Branch of the left coronary artery Also known as left anterior descending artery Also known as anterior descending artery l Lies in the anterior interventricular sulcus and has branches that supply walls of both ventricles
Circumflex artery
Branch of the left coronary artery Branch that follows the anterior atrioventricular sulcus between the left atrium and the left ventricle and has branches that supply the left atrium and left ventricle
coronary sinus
Large vein in the posterior atrioventricular sulcus that empties into the right atrium.
great cardiac vein
Vein that is located in the anterior interventricular sulcus near the anterior interventricular artery
middle cardiac vein
Vein that parallels the posterior descending right coronary artery on the posterior surface of the heart
Ascending thoracic aorta
Vessel that contains the right and left coronary orifices
posterior interventricular artery
another branch of the right coronary artery inferior extension of the right coronary artery on the posterior surface of the heart travels along the posterior interventricular sulcus and supplies the walls of both ventricles
small cardiac vein
vein that is located in the right atrioventricular sulcus near the right coronary artery