artery

Physiology: - a relatively thick-walled, muscular, pulsating blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart. - with the exception of the pulmonary arterties & umbilical arteries, arteries contain red, oxygenated blood destined for body tissues.

Related

anastomosis arterial system arterial trunk

Specific

acetabular artery anastomotica magna of femoral artery angular artery anomalous artery anterior (volar) interosseous artery anterior cecal artery anterior cerebral artery anterior choroidal artery anterior ciliary artery anterior circumflex humeral artery anterior communicating artery anterior conjunctival artery anterior ethmoidal artery anterior inferior cerebellar artery anterior lateral malleolar artery anterior medial malleolar artery anterior parietal artery anterior perforating artery anterior radicular artery anterior scrotal artery anterior segmental artery of liver anterior superior alveolar artery anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery anterior temporal artery anterior tibial artery anterior tibial recurrent artery anterior tympanic artery anterior vestibular artery anterolateral central (lenticulostriate) artery anteromedial central artery aorta apicoposterior artery appendicular artery arcuate artery of foot arcuate artery of kidney arteriole artery of bulb of penis artery of bulb of vestibule artery of caudate lobe artery of postcentral sulcus artery of precentral sulcus artery of pterygoid canal (vidian artery) artery of round ligament of uterus artery of tuber cinereum artery to sciatic nerve artery to tail of pancreas ascending artery ascending cervical artery ascending palatine artery ascending pharyngeal artery atrial artery axillary artery azygos artery of vagina basilar artery brachial artery brachiocephalic artery bronchial artery (bronchial branch of thoracic aorta) buccal (buccinator) artery calcaneal artery calcarine artery callosomarginal artery caroticotympanic artery carpal artery celiac artery (trunk) central (Rolandic) sulcal artery central retinal artery (Zinn artery) circumflex scapular artery cochlear artery proper collicular (quadrigeminal) artery common carotid artery common cochlear artery common hepatic artery common interosseous artery common palmar digital artery coronary artery cortical radiate (interlobular) artery costocervical trunk cremasteric (external spermatic) artery cricothyroid artery cystic artery deep artery of clitoris deep artery of penis deep auricular artery deep cervical artery deep circumflex iliac artery deep femoral perforating artery deep lingual (ranine) artery deep palmar arterial arch deep plantar arch deep plantar artery; plantar perforating artery deep temporal artery deferential artery (to vas deferens) descending genicular artery (great anastomotic artery) descending palatine artery digital artery dorsal (descending) scapular artery dorsal (external) nasal artery dorsal artery of clitoris dorsal artery of penis dorsal carpal arch dorsal carpal branch of radial artery dorsal carpal branch of ulnar artery dorsal digital artery of foot dorsal digital artery of hand dorsal lingual arteries dorsal metacarpal artery dorsal metatarsal artery dorsal pancreatic artery dorsalis pedis artery dorsalis pollicis artery episcleral artery external carotid artery external pudendal artery facial artery femoral artery femoral nutrient artery (of femur) fibular artery (peroneal artery) fibular nutrient artery gastoduodenal artery great segmental medullary artery (artery of Adamkiewicz, great anastomotic artery) greater palatine artery greater pancreatic artery helicine artery of penis helicine artery of uterus (coiled or spiral artery of uterus) hepatic artery (proper) humeral nutrient artery hyaloid artery hypophyseal artery ileal artery ileocolic artery iliac artery iliolumbar artery inferior (transverse) pancreatic artery inferior alveolar artery inferior epigastric artery inferior gluteal artery inferior labial artery inferior laryngeal artery inferior lateral genicular artery inferior lingular artery inferior medial genicular artery inferior mesenteric artery inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery inferior phrenic artery inferior rectal (hemorrhoidal) artery inferior suprarenal (adrenal) artery inferior thyroid artery inferior tympanic artery inferior ulnar collateral artery (great anastomotic artery) inferior vesical artery infraorbital artery infrascapular artery insular artery interlobar artery of kidney interlobular artery of liver internal auditory; labyrinthine artery internal carotid artery (ICA) internal pudendal artery internal thoracic artery (internal mammary artery) intracranial internal carotid artery (carotid siphon) jejunal artery lacrimal artery lateral circumflex femoral artery lateral frontobasal (orbitofrontal) artery lateral occipital artery lateral palpebral artery lateral plantar artery lateral sacral artery lateral segmental artery of liver lateral tarsal artery lateral thoracic artery (external mammary artery) left colic artery left gastric artery left gastroepiploic (gastroomental) artery left hepatic artery left pulmonary artery lesser palatine artery lingual artery lingular artery long posterior ciliary artery lowest lumbar artery lumbar artery mammillary artery marginal artery of colon masseteric artery maxillary artery medial circumflex femoral artery medial frontobasal (orbitofrontal) artery medial occipital artery (P4 segment of posterior cerebral artery) medial palpebral artery medial plantar artery medial segmental artery of liver medial striate artery (recurrent artery of Huebner) medial tarsal artery median artery median callosal artery median commissural artery median sacral artery mental artery middle cerebral artery middle colic artery middle collateral artery middle genicular artery middle meningeal artery middle rectal (hemorrhoidal) artery middle suprarenal artery middle temporal artery musculophrenic artery mylohyoid artery nutrient artery obturator artery occipital artery ophthalmic artery ovarian artery palmar carpal arch palmar digital artery proper palmar metacarpal (interosseous) artery perforating arteries of hand perforating artery of penis perforating radiate artery of kidney pericallosal artery pericardiacophrenic artery perineal artery plantar digital arteries plantar metatarsal artery polar frontal artery polar temporal artery pontine artery popliteal artery posterior auricular artery posterior cecal artery posterior cerebral artery posterior choroidal artery posterior circumflex humeral artery posterior communicating artery posterior conjunctival artery posterior ethmoidal artery posterior gastric artery posterior inferior cerebellar artery posterior intercostal artery (thoracic, 3-11) posterior intercostal artery-1 posterior intercostal artery-2 posterior interosseous artery posterior lateral nasal artery posterior meningeal artery posterior parietal artery posterior peroneal (lateral malleolar) artery posterior radicular artery posterior scrotal artery posterior segmental artery of liver posterior septal arteries posterior superior alveolar artery posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery posterior temporal artery posterior tibial artery posterior tibial recurrent artery posterior tympanic artery posterolateral central artery (thalamogeniculate artery) posteromedial central artery (thalamoperforating or paramedian artery) precuneal artery prepancreatic artery princeps cervicis artery (descending branch of occipital artery) princeps pollicis artery (principal artery of thumb) profunda brachii artery profunda femoris artery (deep artery of thigh) proximal medial striate artery (short central artery) pterygomeningeal artery (accessory meningeal artery) pulmonary artery or trunk (PA) radial artery radial collateral artery radial index artery (dorsalis indicis, radialis indicis) radial nutrient artery radial recurrent artery recurrent artery recurrent interosseous artery renal artery retroduodenal (posterior pancreaticoduodenal) artery right colic artery right descending pulmonary artery (interlobar artery) right flexural artery right gastric (pyloric) artery right gastroepiploic (gastroomental) artery right hepatic artery right pulmonary artery scrotal artery segmental artery of kidney septal artery short circumferential artery short gastric artery short posterior ciliary artery sigmoid artery sphenopalatine artery spinal artery spiral modiolar artery splenic artery (lienal artery) sternal artery sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery sternocleidomastoid branches of occipital artery (sternomastoid artery) stylomastoid artery subclavian artery subcostal artery sublingual artery submental artery subscapular artery sulcal artery superficial cervical artery superficial circumflex iliac artery superficial epigastric artery superficial palmar (volar) artery superficial palmar arterial arch superficial temporal artery superior (supreme) intercostal artery superior cerebellar artery superior epigastric artery superior gluteal artery superior labial artery superior laryngeal artery superior lateral genicular artery superior lingular artery superior medial genicular artery superior mesenteric artery superior phrenic artery superior rectal (hemorrhoidal) artery superior suprarenal (adrenal) artery superior thoracic artery superior thyroid artery superior tympanic artery superior ulnar collateral artery superior vesical artery suprachiasmatic artery supraduodenal artery supraoptic artery supraorbital artery suprascapular artery (transverse scapular artery) supratrochlear artery sural artery testicular artery thoracoacromial trunk thoracodorsal (dorsal thoracic) artery thymic branches of internal thoracic artery thyorid ima artery thyrocervical trunk tibial nutrient artery tonsillar branch of facial artery transverse cervical artery transverse facial artery ulnar artery ulnar nutrient artery ulnar recurrent artery umbilical artery uncal artery urethral artery uterine artery vaginal artery vasa nervorum vasa vasorum vertebral artery vestibulocochlear artery zygomatico-orbital artery zygomaticofacial artery zygomaticotemporal artery

Components

intima; tunica intima tunica media vascular endothelium