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1 Cardiovascular System Jing Li Apr. 20. 2022 Department of Human Anatomy Artery 2 Artery Characteristics: ? Symmetry ? In the trunk of the body consist parietal and visceral branches ? Shortest possible course – Run on flexor surfaces – Usually do not pass directly through muscles, avoiding pression ? Together with the veins and nerves in a sheath of fascia to form neurovascular bundle 3 Artery ? Arteries of pulmonary circulation ? Arteries of systemic circulation 4 Arteries of pulmonary circulation Pulmonary trunk ? Arises from right ventricle ? Bifurcates inferior to aortic arch into right and left pulmonary arteries, one for each lung 5 Arteries of pulmonary circulation ※ arterial ligament 動脈韌帶 6 Arteries of systemic circulation Aorta 主動脈 ? origin ? branches ascending aorta 升主動脈 aortic arch 主動脈弓 descending aorta 降主動脈 ?頭臂干 brachiocephalic trunk ?頸總動脈 mon carotid a. ?鎖骨下動脈 subclavian a. ?胸主動脈 thoracic a. ?腹主動脈 abdominal a. ?髂總動脈 mon iliac a. 7 Arteries of systemic circulation Blood supply: ?頸總動脈 ——head and