Coronary Arteries N Veins

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right marginal artery

A branch of the right coronary artery supplies blood to the lateral wall of the right ventricle

posterior interventricular artery

A branch of the right coronary artery, lies in the posterior interventricular sulcus and supplies blood to the posterior and inferior part of the heart.

great cardiac vein

The anterior vein of the heart that runs in the interventricular sulcus, and feeds into the coronary sinus at its left end

circumflex artery

branch of left coronary artery; this coronary artery supplies blood to the left atrium & left ventricle

anterior interventricular artery

branch of left coronary artery; travels down anterior interventricular sulcus toward apex; supplies interventricular septum and anterior walls of ventricles

left marginal artery

branches from the left coronary artery to supply blood to the lateral wall of the left ventricle

left coronary artery

coronary artery with two branches that supplies blood to the left side of the heart

coronary sinus (vein)

Large vein that drains blood from the heart muscle itself Opens in the RIGHT Atrium

right coronary artery

Supplies blood to right atrium, portions of both ventricles and cells of AV nodes and SA node.

posterior vein of left ventricle

vein is the largest on the posterior surface of the heart, branches from the coronary sinus, and accompanies the circumflex artery

middle cardiac vein

vein that drains the area supplied by the posterior interventricular artery

small cardiac vein

vein that receives blood from the posterior surfaces of the right atrium and ventricle, in between great and middle


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