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CARDIAC VESSELS

Author: Dr. Bogdan Leahu
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CARDIAC VESSELS

What are the cardiac vessels?

  • Also known as coronary vessels
  • Complex network of arteries and veins
  • Supply oxygen and nutrients to your heart muscle
  • Remove metabolic waste products from your myocardium

Two Main Categories

What are the two main categories of cardiac vessels?

  • Cardiac arteries
  • Cardiac veins

CARDIAC ARTERIES

Cardiac arteries anatomy showing two main vessels branching from aorta, originating from aortic sinuses, coursing along atrioventricular groove
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What are the cardiac arteries?

  • Two main vessels branching from aorta
  • Originate from aortic sinuses
  • Course along atrioventricular groove
  • Supply oxygenated blood to your myocardium

CARDIAC VEINS

Cardiac veins anatomy showing network of veins draining myocardium, returning deoxygenated blood to right atrium via coronary sinus
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What are the cardiac veins?

  • Network of veins draining your myocardium
  • Return deoxygenated blood to your right atrium

Coronary Sinus

What is the coronary sinus?

  • Main venous structure of your heart
  • Collects blood from cardiac veins
  • Empties into right atrium

Anterior Cardiac Veins

What are the anterior cardiac veins?

  • Small veins on anterior surface
  • Drain anterior surface of your right ventricle
  • Empty directly into right atrium

Smallest Cardiac Veins

What are the smallest cardiac veins?

  • Also known as Thebesian veins
  • Minute veins within your heart wall
  • Drain directly into heart chambers
  • Primarily into right atrium
  • Also into right ventricle

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7. The structure and organization of anatomical terms used in this text follow the guidelines provided by FIPAT (2019) in their publication: FIPAT. (2019). Terminologia Anatomica (2nd ed.). FIPAT.library.dal.ca. Federative International Programme for Anatomical Terminology. Retrieved May 7, 2023, from https://fipat.library.dal.ca/TA2/