front 1 Ascending aorta | back 1 ![]() |
front 2 Aortic arch | back 2 ![]() |
front 3 Brachiocephalic trunk | back 3 ![]() one of two major vessels coming off aortic arch |
front 4 Left common carotid artery | back 4 ![]() branch off brachiocepalic trunk in cats; branches off aorta in humans |
front 5 Right common carotid artery | back 5 ![]() branch off brachiocepalic trunk in cats |
front 6 Left subclavian artery | back 6 ![]() other major vessel coming off of aortic arch |
front 7 Right subclavian artery | back 7 ![]() branches off brachiocephalic trunk |
front 8 4 branches off the subclavian | back 8 -Vertebral artery -Costocervical artery -Internal mammary artery -Thyrocervical artery |
front 9 Vertebral artery | back 9 ![]() travels through cervical vertebrae; supplies brain |
front 10 Costocervical artery | back 10 supplies costal and cervical regions |
front 11 Internal mammary artery | back 11 ![]() supplies ventral thoracic wall |
front 12 Thyrocervical artery | back 12 ![]() supplies deep muscles of neck/shoulder and glands |
front 13 Left axillary artery | back 13 ![]() as subclavian passes in front of 1st rib it becomes axillary |
front 14 Right axillary artery | back 14 ![]() as subclavian passes in front of 1st rib it becomes axillary |
front 15 Descending aorta | back 15 ![]() Thoracic/Abdominal; lifet left lung to follow its course through the thoracic cavity; passes through diaphragm and enters abdominal cavity |
front 16 Celiac trunk | back 16 ![]() 1st abdominal branch of aorta; immediately after aorta crosses diaphragm and enters abdominal cavity |
front 17 Celiac trunk | back 17 ![]() |
front 18 3 branches of celiac trunk | back 18 -Left gastric artery -Hepatic artery -Splenic artery |
front 19 Left gastric artery | back 19 ![]() supplies stomach |
front 20 Hepatic artery | back 20 ![]() supplies liver |
front 21 Splenic artery | back 21 ![]() supplies spleen |
front 22 Superior mesenteric artery | back 22 ![]() branch of aorta posterior to celiac trunk; supplies small intestine and most of large intestine |
front 23 Left adrenolumbar artery | back 23 ![]() branch of aorta posterior to superior mesenteric; supply muscles of body wall and adrenal glands |
front 24 Right adrenolumbar artery | back 24 ![]() branch of aorta posterior to superior mesenteric; supply muscles of body wall and adrenal glands |
front 25 Left renal artery | back 25 ![]() branch of aorta posterior to adrenolumbar; supply the kidneys |
front 26 Right renal artery | back 26 ![]() branch of aorta posterior to adrenolumbar; supply the kidneys |
front 27 Gonadal artery | back 27 ![]() thin branch of aorta posterior to renal; supply the gonads |
front 28 Left testicular artery | back 28 ![]() |
front 29 Right testicular artery | back 29 no data |
front 30 Left ovarian artery | back 30 ![]() |
front 31 Right ovarian artery | back 31 no data |
front 32 Inferior mesenteric artery | back 32 ![]() branch of aorta posterior to gonadal; supplies second half of large intestine/rectum |
front 33 Left iliolumbar artery | back 33 ![]() branch of aorta posterior to inferior mesenteric; supply muscles of body wall in the iliolumbar region |
front 34 Right iliolumbar artery | back 34 ![]() branch of aorta posterior to inferior mesenteric; supply muscles of body wall in the iliolumbar region |
front 35 Left external iliac artery | back 35 ![]() large branches from aorta; pass through body wall; supply the lower limb |
front 36 Right external iliac artery | back 36 ![]() large branches from aorta; pass through body wall; supply the lower limb |
front 37 Left internal iliac artery | back 37 ![]() branches at end of aorta; supply the pelvic viscera |
front 38 Right internal iliac artery | back 38 ![]() branches at end of aorta; supply the pelvic viscera |
front 39 Left femoral artery | back 39 ![]() when external iliac passes into the thigh it becomes this; can see it in the femoral triangle |
front 40 Right femoral artery | back 40 ![]() when external iliac passes into the thigh it becomes this; can see it in the femoral triangle |
front 41 Left deep femoral artery | back 41 ![]() branches of femoral; supplies muscles of medial, proximal thigh |
front 42 Right deep femoral artery | back 42 branches of femoral; supplies muscles of medial, proximal thigh |
front 43 Inferior vena cava | back 43 ![]() large vein; drains areas below heart; enters right atrium |
front 44 Superior vena cava | back 44 ![]() large vein; drains areas above heart; enters right atrium |
front 45 Left brachiocephalic vein | back 45 ![]() unite to form superior vena cava |
front 46 Right brachiocephalic vein | back 46 ![]() unite to form superior vena cava |
front 47 Left internal jugular vein | back 47 ![]() small; drain deeper regions of the head; parallels and lies adjacent to trachea and common carotid artery |
front 48 Right internal jugular vein | back 48 small; drain deeper regions of the head; parallels and lies adjacent to trachea and common carotid artery |
front 49 Left external jugular vein | back 49 ![]() lateral to internal jugular; drains superficial regions of the head |
front 50 Right external jugular vein | back 50 ![]() lateral to internal jugular; drains superficial regions of the head |
front 51 Left subclavian vein | back 51 ![]() drains much of shoulder and all of arm; *jugular and subclavian unite to form brachiocephalic |
front 52 Right subclavian vein | back 52 ![]() drains much of shoulder and all of arm; *jugular and subclavian unite to form brachiocephalic |
front 53 Left axillary vein | back 53 ![]() as subclavian passes in front of 1st rib it becomes this vein |
front 54 Right axillary vein | back 54 as subclavian passes in front of 1st rib it becomes this vein |
front 55 Left subscapular vein | back 55 ![]() merges with axillary; drains proximal part of forearm and shoulder |
front 56 Right subscapular vein | back 56 ![]() merges with axillary; drains proximal part of forearm and shoulder |
front 57 Azygous vein | back 57 ![]() runs alongside inferior vena cava in thoracic cavity; drains thoracic intercostal muscles |
front 58 Hepatic veins | back 58 ![]() inferior vena cava passes through liver |
front 59 Left adrenolumbar vein | back 59 ![]() drains into renal; come from/drain muscles of body wall and adrenal glands |
front 60 Right adrenolumbar vein | back 60 drains into vena cava; come from/drain muscles of body wall and adrenal glands |
front 61 Left renal vein | back 61 ![]() merge with vena cava; come from/drain kidneys |
front 62 Right renal vein | back 62 ![]() merge with vena cava; come from/drain kidneys |
front 63 Left gonadal vein | back 63 ![]() small; right drains into vena cava; left drains into renal; come from/drains the gonads |
front 64 Right gonadal vein | back 64 ![]() |
front 65 Left ovarian vein | back 65 ![]() |
front 66 Left iliolumbar vein | back 66 ![]() merge with vena cava; come from/drain muscles of body wall in iliolumbar region |
front 67 Right iliolumbar vein | back 67 ![]() merge with vena cava; come from/drain muscles of body wall in iliolumbar region |
front 68 Left common iliac vein | back 68 ![]() unite to form inferior vena cava; formed by union of external and internal iliacs |
front 69 Right common iliac vein | back 69 ![]() unite to form inferior vena cava; formed by union of external and internal iliacs |
front 70 Left internal iliac vein | back 70 ![]() more medial of iliacs; come from/drain pelvic organs and gluteal region |
front 71 Right internal iliac vein | back 71 ![]() more medial of iliacs; come from/drain pelvic organs and gluteal region |
front 72 Left external iliac vein | back 72 ![]() come from/drain lower limb |
front 73 Right external iliac vein | back 73 ![]() come from/drain lower limb |
front 74 Left femoral vein | back 74 ![]() come from/drain muscles of thigh; becomes external iliac when passes into body cavity |
front 75 Right femoral vein | back 75 ![]() come from/drain muscles of thigh; becomes external iliac when passes into body cavity |
front 76 Left deep femoral vein | back 76 come from/drain muscles of medial, proximal thighs/external genitals; merges with femoral |
front 77 Right deep femoral vein | back 77 ![]() come from/drain muscles of medial, proximal thighs/external genitals; merges with femoral |