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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSES 



semilunar ganglion, suprarenal capsule, and sympathetic 

 nerve ; on the right, with the right semilunar ganglion and 

 the commencement of the vena azygos major. 



The branches given off from the aorta are as follows : 



c Ascending portion. Coronary, right and left. 



( Riiiht common carotid. 

 Innominate : 4 

 Arch < I Right subclavian. 



Left common carotid. 

 Left subclavian. 



Transverse portion. 



Superior mesenteric 



Pericardiac. 

 Bronchial. 

 Thoracic aorta : \ Esophageal. 



Posterior mediastinal. 

 Intercostal. 



f Gastric. 



Celiac axis : -| Hepatic. 

 [ Splenic. 

 Inferior phrenic (2) suprarenal. 



Inferior pancreatico- 



duodenal. 

 Ileocolic. 

 Colica dextra. 

 Vasa intestini tenuis. 

 Abdominal aorta : - I Colica media. 



r Colica sinistra. 

 Inferior mesenteric : \ Sigmoid. 



[ Superior hemorrhoidaL 

 Middle suprarenal. 

 Renal. 



Spermatic (in female, ovarian). 

 Lumbar. 

 Dorsal. 

 Middle sacral. 



The coronary artery arises from the aortic sinuses 

 at the commencement of the ascending portion at the 

 arch, immediately above the margin of the semilunar 

 valves, dividing into the right and the left coronary arteries, 

 which inosculate with each other and supply the substance 



