6. Posterior circumflex.
7. Anterior circumflex.
Branches of the brachirk artery.
1. Various muscular branches.
2. Profunda humeri inajor, or- greater deep-seated artery of the arm.
3. Medullary artery of the humerus.
4. 1,e sser deep -s eated arte ry of th e arm, 5. Great anastomisihg branch.
6. Radial artery.
7. Ulnar artery.
The two last branches are those into which the trunk of the brachial divides at the elbow. They run. along the fore arm to the wrist.
Branches of the radial artery.
1. Recurrent branch.
2. Superficial artery of the p:dm.
3. Branch to the back of the wrist.
4. Branches to the back of the thumb and fore-finger.
The artery then enters the palm, and forms the deep-seated arterial arch of the palm.
Branches of the ?Aar artery.
This vessel, when it bas arrived at the wrist, passes forwards into the palm of the hand, more superficially' than the ra dial, and forms the superficial arch of the palm.
1. Recurrent artery.
2. Interosseous artery.
Postenor branch.
ce,. rosseous recurrent.
- b. Ainterior branch.
3. Branch to the'liack of the hand.
4. Deep palmar liranch.
5. Three large digital arteries.
Branches of the descending portion of the aorta in the chest.
1. Common bronchial art,ety.
2. Ifightind left bronchial arteries.
3. Esophageal arteries.
4. Lower intercostal arteries.
The aorta passes through the dia phragm at the lower part of th e chest, and takes the name of abdominal aorta. It is still situated on the left side of the bo dies of the vertebrx, and at the fourth lumbnr vertebra it terminates by dividing into the two 'common iliac trunks.
Branches of the abdominal uorta.
1. Right and left phrenic arteries.
2. Cxliac artery.
tr. Coronary artery of the stomach.
b. Hepatic artery.
Duodeno-gastric, or gastro . epitdoic artery.
p Superior pyloric artery. 7 Cystic artery.
c. Splenic artery. Pancreatic arteries.
Short arteries to the sto mach.
7, Left gastro-epiploic artery.
3. Superior mesenteric artery.
a. Prom 12 to 20 large blanches to the small intestine.
b. Middle colic artery.
Ileocolic artery.
4. Renal or emulgent arteries.
5. Spermatic arteries.
6. Inferior mesenteric artery.
a. Left colic branch.
b. internal hemorrhoidal branch.
7. Five pairs of lumbar arteries.
8. Two common iliac arteries.
9. Middle sacral artery.
The common iliac quickly divides into the external and internal iiiac binneltes, of which the former goes to the thigh, the latter enters the cavity of the pelvis, Branches of the internal iliac artery.
1. Ileo-lumbar artery.
2. Lateral sacml arteries. #4., 3. Vesical arteries.
4. Middle hemoirrhoidal.
5. Uterine bra.nch.
6. Obturator artery.
7. Gluteal artery.
• 8. Ischiatic arterita 9. Pudendal artery.
a. External helprt•hoidObrafickes.
b. Artery othejaerineuin.
c. Dorsal aFterf6f the penis.
d. Deep artery the penis.
The external iliac artery havingrhang ed its name for that of femosal, runs along the front of the thigh, and, th en bends in , wards to the ham, v.-here it takes the name of popliteal. It pa.sses 1Iprough the latter space to the leg, when it terminates by dividing into two of affilch one runs along the, front, and' the other the biek .
of the leg.
Branches of the external iliac ado% 1. Epiga.stric artery.
2. Circumflex artery of the ilium.
Branches of the femoral artery.
. 1. Branches to the lymphatic glands, and integuments.
2. External pudic arteries.
3. Deep-seated artery of the thigh.
a. External'circumflex artery.
b. Internal circumflex artery.
c. First and second perforating branches.
4. Branches to the neighbouring mus cles.
5. Great anastomosing branch.
Branches of the popligeal artery.
1. Superior internal articular artery.
2. Superior external articular artery.
3. Middle articular artery.
4. Inferior internal articular artery.
5. Inferior external articular artery.
6. Anterior tibial artery.
7. Posterior tibial artery.
Branches of the anterior tibial artery.
1. Recurrent branch.
2. Various small muscular branches.
3. External and internal malleolar arte ries.
4. Tarsal and metatarsal arteries. • 5. Dorsalis hallicis.
Branches of the posterior tibial aetery 1. Large muscular branches to the so leus.
2. _Medullary artery of the tibia.
3. Peroneal oil. fibular artery.
a. Anterior branch.
b. Pogterior branch.
4. External plantar artery.
a. Four digital arteries.
5. Intence pfantar artery.
There is another large arterial trunk in the body, besides the aorta, called the pulmonary artery ; this rises from the right ventricle, and conveys the venous blood to the lungs, for the purposes of respiration.