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Arteries
Any of the muscular elastic tubes that form a branching system and that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body.
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Anterior cerebral artery
Anatomy; Arteries
The anterior cerebral artery (ACA) is one of a pair of arteries on the brain that supply oxygenated blood to most medial portions of the frontal lobes and superior medial parietal lobes. The two ...
Posterior tibial artery
Anatomy; Arteries
The posterior tibial artery of the lower limb carries blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery. It is accompanied by a deep vein, the ...
External carotid artery
Anatomy; Arteries
In human anatomy, the external carotid artery is a major artery of the head and neck. It arises from the common carotid artery when it bifurcates into the external and internal carotid artery.
Anterior tibial artery
Anatomy; Arteries
The anterior tibial artery of the lower limb carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery.
