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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 R and L anterior cerebral arteries | R and L anterior cerebral arteriesTwo branches sticking out the top of the arterial system (Circle of Willis) |
| Anterior communicating artery | Anterior communicating atery Branch connecting th R and L cerebral arteries (Circle of Willis) |
| R and L posterior communicating arteries | Turning the corner on the bottom portion of the Cerebral arterial circle (Circle of Willis) |
| R posterior cerebral artery | Right side branch completing the cerebral artery (matching side not labeled? Left?) (Circle of Willis) |
| Basilar artery | Thick arterial branch coming down under the cerebral arterial circle |
| R and Left vertebral arteries | Feed the basilar artery from each side. Initiate as branches from the R and L subclavian arteries. |
| R and L internal carotid arteries | Runs superficial to the R and L vertebral arteries |
| Opthalmic artery | First branch off of R and L carotic artery |
| R middle cerebral artery | top terminating branch of the R or L internal carotid artery. (again, the L is drawn but not labeled). |
| Aoritic Arch | Wide archway on the top of the heart |
| Brachiocephalic trunk | right most trunk coming off of the aortic artery |
| R and L subclavian arteries | first branch off of Brachiocephalic trunk. On the left, it branches directly off of the aortic arch. |
| R and L external carotid arteries | runs exterior to the internal carotid artery with several branches for different parts of the face & head. |
| R and L Common Carotid Arteries | The larger branch of the aortic arch from which the internal and external carotid arteries extend. |
| Superior thyroid artery | The first branch off of the R external carotid |
| Lingual artery | The second branch of the R external carotid |
| Facial artery | The third branch of the R exernal carotid |
| Occipital artery | The fourth branch of the R external carotid |
| Maxillary artery | The fifth branch of the R external carotid |
| Superficial temporal artery | The sixth and terminating branch of the R external carotid arteries. |
| R. Subclavian artery | Turns to the right branching off of the aortic arch next to the common carotid artery |
| R. Common Carotid artery | First branch off of R. subclavian arteru |
| R. Vertebral artery | Second branch off of R. Subclavian artery |
| Thyrocervical trunk | Third branch off of R. Subclavian artery |
| Suprascapular artery | First branch off of Thyrocervical Trunk |
| Axillary artery | The name change of the R Subscapular artery after it turns the corner at the shoulder |
| Thoracoacromial artery | First branch of Axillar artery |
| Toracoacromial Artery (Pectoral Branch) | First lower branch of Axilar artey |
| Lateral Thoracic Artery | Middle of downward pointing arteries from Aortic arch of the arteries coming down off of the axillary article |
| Subscapular Artery | longeest and most distal to the aortic arch or all |
| Anterior and posterior circumflex hueral arteries | Last arteries that come off of the distal side of the axillary artery before the Deep artery of the arm crosses under the axillary artery |
| Deep artery of the arm | smaller artery that branches from and crosses under the axillary artery. Rejoins axillary artery at elbos. |
| Anastomosis | Branch of Axillary artery that separates off proximal to the aortaand then rejoining the axillary artery at the elbow |
| Common interosseus artery | Short aftery descendng from the ulnar artery at the elbow |
| Ulnar artery | Artery that runs down the inner arm proximal to the body (down to pinky) |
| Radial artery | Artery that runs down the distal portion of the arm ( down to end at thumb |
| Deep Palmar Arch | Artery that runs deep across the palm of the hand |
| Metacarpal arteries | Arteries that supply blood to proximal two fingers |
| Superficial palmar arch | Artery that runs superficial across the top of the hand |
| Digital arteries | Arteries that supply blood to fingers by running three arteries in betweenfingers |
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