For this next part, you will need: Handout to label as we go. Add this chart to your notes *****: Portion of Aorta Major Branch General Regions or Organs Supplied

Major Arteries of the Ascending Aorta Right and left coronary arteries

Major Arteries of the Aortic Arch Brachiocephalic artery Left common carotid artery Left subclavian artery

Major Arteries of the Descending Aorta Bronchial artery

Major Arteries of the Thoracic Aorta Pericardial artery Esophageal artery Mediastinal artery Posterior intercostal artery

Major Arteries of the Abdominal Aorta Celiac artery ( gives rise to gastric, splenic, and hepatic arteries) Phrenic artery Superior mesenteric artery Suprarenal arteries Renal arteries Gonadal arteries Inferior mesenteric artery Lumbar arteries Middle sacral artery Common iliac arteries