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13 lip 2023 · Coronary veins. Like all arteries in the body, there are veins that accompany them to drain the tissue of deoxygenated blood. Similarly, the veins of the heart often travel alongside the arterial vessels, carrying blood back to the heart. There are numerous venous tributaries traversing the surface of the heart.
- Circumflex Artery
Circumflex artery (Arteria circumflexa) The circumflex...
- Middle Cardiac Vein
The middle cardiac vein has a rather short and...
- Great Cardiac Vein
The great cardiac vein emerges at the apex of the heart from...
- Disorders of The Coronary Vessels
A coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery is an...
- Layers of the Heart
This article will discuss the layers of the heart (the...
- Circumflex Artery
3 lis 2023 · Major branches of the aorta include the brachiocephalic trunk, the left common carotid artery and the left subclavian artery. The superior vena cava receives blood from the upper half of the body via the left and right brachiocephalic veins , and the inferior vena cava from the lower half, through the common iliac veins.
3 lis 2023 · The major thoracic tributaries of the SVC include the: azygos venous system, pulmonary veins, internal thoracic vein and cardiac veins. Venous blood from the abdomen and pelvis is drained by the inferior vena cava.
8 sty 2024 · Coronary Arteries. There are two main coronary arteries which branch to supply the entire heart. They are named the left and right coronary arteries, and arise from the left and right aortic sinuses within the aorta. The aortic sinuses are small openings found within the aorta behind the left and right flaps of the aortic valve.
11 paź 2022 · The great vessels of the heart include your aorta, pulmonary trunk, pulmonary veins and vena cava (superior and inferior). They connect directly to your heart.
8 sty 2024 · The great vessels of the heart function to carry blood to and from the heart as it pumps, located largely within the middle mediastinum. In this article we will consider the structure and anatomical relationships of the aorta, pulmonary arteries and veins, and the superior and inferior vena cavae.
20 cze 2023 · Systemic veins move blood with low levels of oxygen from the body’s tissues to the heart’s right atrium. Coronary arteries take oxygen-rich blood from the aorta to the heart muscle.
