Major Blood Vessels of the Body

Renal Arteries

Arteries that supply blood to the kidneys

Coronary Veins

Blood vessels transporting deoxygenated blood from the heart to the right atrium.

Anterior Vena Cava

Brings deoxygenated blood from the head & upper body (anterior/superior) and lower body (posterior/inferior) to the right atrium

Posterior Vena Cava

Large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart.

Aorta

The largest artery in the body; it conducts freshly oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues.

Renal Veins

Vessels that carry blood away from the kidneys

Hepatic Portal Vein

carries blood from intestine to liver

Pulmonary Artery

carries deoxygentated blood from the heart to the lungs

Subclavian Arteries

carry oxygenated blood from heart to arms

Subclavian Veins

return deoxygenated blood from arms to heart

Iliac Veins

returns deoxygenated blood from the legs to the posterior vena cava

Carotid Arteries

take oxygenated blood to head

Jugular Veins

takes deoxygenated blood from the head to the anterior vena cava

Hepatic Vein

vein that collects blood from the liver capillaries and returns it to the heart

Pulmonary Vein

carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

Mesenteric Arteries

takes oxygenated blood to the intestines

Iliac Arteries

takes oxygenated blood to the legs

Coronary Arteries

the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart