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
