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Vessels

Vascular reference, course, branches, clinical landmarks, and surgical significance.

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Vessel Lateral Thoracic Artery arteria thoracica lateralis Chest The lateral thoracic artery arises from the axillary artery and descends along the lateral border of… Vessel Lateral Thoracic Artery (Detail) arteria thoracica lateralis (aspectus detailiatus) Chest The lateral thoracic artery arises from the second part of the axillary artery and descends along… Vessel Left Anterior Descending Artery ramus interventricularis anterior arteriae coronariae sinistrae Chest The left anterior descending artery (LAD) is the most important coronary artery, arising from the left… Vessel Left Circumflex Artery ramus circumflexus arteriae coronariae sinistrae Chest The left circumflex artery arises from the left main coronary artery and runs in the left… Vessel Left Main Coronary Artery arteria coronaria sinistra Chest The left main coronary artery (left main stem) arises from the left aortic sinus of Valsalva… Vessel Left Pulmonary Artery arteria pulmonalis sinistra Chest The left pulmonary artery is the shorter of the two main pulmonary arteries, arching over the… Vessel Left Superior Intercostal Vein vena intercostalis superior sinistra Chest The left superior intercostal vein drains the second, third, and sometimes fourth left intercostal spaces and… Vessel Middle Cardiac Vein vena cardiaca media Chest The middle cardiac vein runs alongside the posterior descending artery in the posterior interventricular groove, draining… Vessel Musculophrenic Artery arteria musculophrenica Chest The musculophrenic artery is one of the two terminal branches of the internal thoracic artery (the… Vessel Obtuse Marginal Arteries arteriae marginales obtusae Chest The obtuse marginal arteries are branches of the left circumflex artery running along the lateral and… Vessel Pericardiacophrenic Artery arteria pericardiacophrenica Chest The pericardiacophrenic artery is a long slender branch of the internal thoracic artery that accompanies the… Vessel Posterior Descending Artery ramus interventricularis posterior Chest The posterior descending artery runs in the posterior interventricular groove, supplying the inferior ventricular septum, posterior… Vessel Posterior Intercostal Arteries arteriae intercostales posteriores Chest The posterior intercostal arteries are paired vessels running in each intercostal space. The first and second… Vessel Posterior Lateral Branch of the RCA ramus posterior lateralis arteriae coronariae dextrae Chest The posterior lateral branches arise from the right coronary artery in its course along the diaphragmatic… Vessel Pulmonary Trunk truncus pulmonalis Chest The pulmonary trunk arises from the right ventricle at the pulmonary valve and ascends for approximately… Vessel Pulmonary Veins venae pulmonales Chest The four pulmonary veins (right superior, right inferior, left superior, left inferior) carry oxygenated blood from… Vessel Ramus Intermedius ramus intermedius coronarius Chest The ramus intermedius (intermediate branch) is a coronary artery variant present in approximately 20-37% of individuals,… Vessel Right Coronary Artery arteria coronaria dextra Chest The right coronary artery arises from the right aortic sinus of Valsalva and passes in the… Vessel Right Lymphatic Duct ductus lymphaticus dexter Chest The right lymphatic duct is a short vessel approximately 1 cm long draining lymph from the… Vessel Right Marginal Artery arteria marginalis dextra Chest The right marginal artery (acute marginal branch) arises from the right coronary artery at the acute… Vessel Right Pulmonary Artery arteria pulmonalis dextra Chest The right pulmonary artery is the longer of the two main pulmonary arteries, arising from the… Vessel Septal Perforating Arteries of the LAD arteriae perforantes septales (LAD) Chest The septal perforating arteries (septal branches) arise perpendicularly from the LAD and penetrate the interventricular septum… Vessel Sinoatrial Nodal Artery arteria nodi sinuatrialis Chest The sinoatrial nodal artery supplies the SA node, the cardiac pacemaker situated at the junction of… Vessel Small Cardiac Vein vena cardiaca parva Chest The small cardiac vein runs alongside the right marginal artery in the right atrioventricular groove and…