Arteries Upper Body

Right Inferior Thyroid Artery

The inferior thyroid artery is an artery in the neck. It arises from the thyrocervical trunk and passes upward, in front of the vertebral artery and longus colli muscle. It then turns medially behind the carotid sheath and its contents, and also behind the sympathetic trunk, the middle cervical ganglion resting upon the vessel. Reaching the lower border of the thyroid gland it divides into two branches, which supply the postero-inferior parts of the gland, and anastomose with the superior thyroid artery, and with the corresponding artery of the opposite side;

Right Axillary Artery

This is a large blood vessel that conveys oxygenated blood to the lateral aspect of the thorax, the axilla (armpit) and the upper limb. Its origin is at the lateral margin of the first rib, before which it is called the subclavian artery;

Right Subclavian Artery

The subclavian arteries are paired major arteries of the upper thorax, below the clavicle. They receive blood from the aortic arch. The left subclavian artery supplies blood to the left arm and the right subclavian artery supplies blood to the right arm, with some branches supplying the head and thorax. On the left side of the body, the subclavian comes directly off the aortic arch, while on the right side it arises from the relatively short brachiocephalic artery when it bifurcates into the subclavian and the right common carotid artery;

Right Brachiocephalic Trunk

This is an artery of the mediastinum that supplies blood to the right arm and the head and neck. It is the first branch of the aortic arch, and soon after it emerges, the brachiocephalic artery divides into the right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery;

Right Suprascapular Artery

It traverses inferiorly and laterally in the lower anterior neck superficial to the anterior scalene muscle and phrenic nerve before crossing the third part of the subclavian artery and the cords of the brachial plexus. It then courses posterior to the clavicle to supply the posterior scapular muscles, where it anastomoses with the rich scapular arterial plexus;

Right Intercostal Artery

These are a group of arteries that supply the area between the ribs (“costae”), called the intercostal space. The highest intercostal artery (supreme intercostal artery or superior intercostal artery) is an artery in the human body that usually gives rise to the first and second posterior intercostal arteries, which supply blood to their corresponding intercostal space. It usually arises from the costocervical trunk, which is a branch of the subclavian artery. Some anatomists may contend that there is no supreme intercostal artery, only a supreme intercostal vein;

Right Transverse Cervical Artery

This is an artery in the neck and a branch of the thyrocervical trunk, running at a higher level than the suprascapular artery;

Right Celiac Trunk

This is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta. It is 1.25 cm in length. Branching from the aorta at thoracic vertebra 12 (T12) in humans, it is one of three anterior/ midline branches of the abdominal aorta;

Right Common Hepatic Artery

This is a short blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the liver, pylorus of the stomach, duodenum and pancreas. It arises from the celiac artery and has the following branches;

Left Hepatic Artery

Classic branching of the common hepatic artery from the coeliac artery, and the proper hepatic artery into right and left hepatic arteries to supply the entire liver, is seen in 55-60% of the population, eft hepatic artery replaced to the left gastric artery;

Right Gastroepiploic Artery

This is one of the two terminal branches of the gastroduodenal artery. It runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach, between the layers of the greater omentum, anastomosing with the left gastroepiploic artery, a branch of the splenic artery;

Right Proper Hepatic Artery

Arises from the common hepatic artery and runs alongside the portal vein and the common bile duct to form the portal triad. A branch of the common hepatic artery –the gastroduodenal artery gives off the small supraduodenal artery to the duodenal bulb. Then the right gastric artery comes off and runs to the left along the lesser curvature of the stomach to meet the left gastric artery, which is a branch of the celiac trunk. It subsequently bifurcates into the right and left hepatic arteries;

Right Esophageal Arteries

These are a group of arteries from disparate sources supplying the esophagus. The blood supply to the esophagus can roughly be divided into thirds, with anastamoses between each area of supply;

Right Hepatic Artery

Classic branching of the common hepatic artery from the coeliac artery, and the proper hepatic artery into right and left hepatic arteries to supply the entire liver, is seen in 55-60% of the population. right hepatic artery replaced to the superior mesenteric artery;

Left Brachiocephalic Trunk

Left Axillary Artery

Left Inferior Thyroid Artery

Left Suprascapular Artery

Left Subclavian Artery

Left Intercostal Arteries

Left Transverse Cervical Artery

This is an artery in the neck and a branch of the thyrocervical trunk, running at a higher level than the suprascapular artery;

Right Descending Aorta

The descending aorta is part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The descending aorta begins at the aortic arch that runs down through the chest and abdomen. The descending aorta anatomically consists of two portions or segments, the thoracic and the abdominal aorta, in correspondence with the two great cavities of the trunk in which it is situated. Within the abdomen, the descending aorta branches into the two common iliac arteries which serve the pelvis and eventually legs;

Left Hepatic Artery

Right Inferior Phrenic Arteries

These are two small vessels, which supply the diaphragm but present much variety in their origin. They may arise separately from the front of the aorta, immediately above the celiac artery, or by a common trunk, which may spring either from the aorta or from the celiac artery. Sometimes one is derived from the aorta, and the other from one of the renal arteries; they rarely arise as separate vessels from the aorta;

Left Gastric Artery

In human anatomy, the left gastric artery arises from the celiac artery and runs along the superior portion of the lesser curvature of the stomach. Branches also supply the lower esophagus. The left gastric arteryanastomoses with the right gastric artery, which runs right to left;

Right Gastric Artery

This arises above the pylorus from the proper hepatic artery or less frequently from the common hepatic artery, descends to the pyloric end of the stomach, and passes from right to left along its lesser curvature, supplying it with branches, and anastomosing with the left gastric artery;

Right Gastroduodenal Artery

This is a small blood vessel in the abdomen. It supplies blood directly to the pylorus distal part of the stomach and proximal part of the duodenum, and indirectly to the pancreatic head via the anterior and posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries;

Left Accessory Hepatic Artery

If the additional artery were associated with the left hepatic artery, it would be referred to as the accessory left hepatic artery. If there was an additional artery, but one of the primary hepatic arteries was not present, it would be referred to as the replaced hepatic artery, of the left or the right;

Right Splenic Artery

The splenic artery is the blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the spleen. It branches from the celiac artery, and follows a course superior to the pancreas;