Systemic circulation

Ascending aorta – Aorta ascendens

 * Right and left coronary arteries – Arteria coronaria dextra et sinistra

Aortic arch – Arcus aortae

 * Brachiocephalic trunk – truncus brachiocephalicus
 * Right common carotid artery – arteria carotis communis dextra
 * Right subclavian artery – arteria subclavia dextra
 * Left common carotid artery – arteria carotis communis sinistra
 * Left subclavian artery– arteria subclavia sinistra


 * Common carotid artery – arteria carotis communis
 * Internal carotid artery – arteria carotis interna
 * External carotid artery – arteria carotis externa
 * – Supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood


 * Subclavian artery – arteria subclavia
 * Axillary artery – arteria axillaris
 * Brachial artery – arteria brachialis
 * Radial artery – arteria radialis
 * Ulnar artery – arteria ulnaris
 * – Blood supply to the upper extremity

Descending aorta – Aorta descendens

 * Thoracic aorta – aorta thoracica
 * Splenic artery – arteria splenica/lienalis
 * Gastric artery – arteria gastrica
 * Hepatic artery – arteria hepatica


 * Abdominal aorta – Aorta abdominialis
 * Paired visceral branches:
 * Suprarenal arteries – arteriae suprarenales
 * Renal arteries – arteriae renales
 * Testicular arteries – arteriae testiculares
 * Ovarian arteries – arteriae ovaricae


 * Unpaired visceral arteries:
 * Superior mesenteric artery – arteria mesenterica superior
 * Inferior mesenteric artery – arteria mesenterica inferior
 * – Blood supply to the guts
 * Right common iliac artery – arteria iliaca communis dextra
 * Left common iliac artery – arteria iliaca communis sinistra


 * Common iliac artery – arteria iliaca communis
 * Internal iliac artery – arteria iliaca interna
 * External iliac artery – arteria iliaca externa
 * Femoral artery – arteria femoralis
 * Anterior tibial artery – arteria tibialis anterior
 * Posterior tibial artery – arteria tibialis posterior
 * – Blood supply to the lower extremity

Blood supply of the brain
The blood goes to the brain by:
 * 2 internal carotid arteries – arteria carotis interna dextra et sinistra
 * 2 vertebral arteries – arteriae vertebrales

At the brain stem level the vertebral arteries join together, forming the basilary artery – arteria basilaris. The basilar artery together with internal carotid arteries create the circle of Willis.