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  • The aorta is about an inch wide, making it the biggest artery in the body
  • Blood moves through the heart via the AORTIC VALVE
  • the blood leaves the heart via the AORTA.
  • The INTERNAL CAROTID supplies blood to the brain.
  • The EXTERNAL CAROTID carries blood to the neck and lower face.
  • the BRONCHIAL ARTERY, which supplies blood to the lungs
  • •        PERICARDIAL ARTERY, which carries blood to the membrane around the heart.
  • •        POSTERIOR AND SUPERIOR
     INTERCOSTAL ARTERIES are pairs of arteries on both sides of the body that carry blood to areas of the torso, such as the skin, back, and spinal cord.
  • CELIAC TRUNK, which supplies blood to the liver, spleen, and stomach.
  • SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERIES carry blood to the intestines and the pancreas.
  • The INFERIOR PHRENIC ARTERY carries blood to the diaphragm.
  • the RENAL ARTERIES carry blood to the kidneys.
  • •        LUMBAR ARTERIES deliver blood to the spinal cord and vertebra.
  • the AXILLARY, which travels from the torso to the arms.
  • The BRACHIAL ARTERY supplies blood to the upper part of the arm.
  • The RADIAL AND ULNAR ARTERIES carry blood to the hand and wrist.
  • the FEMORAL ARTERIES, which carry blood to the thigh.
  • The POPLITEAL ARTERY carries blood to the area below the knee.
  • The TIBIAL ARTERIES supply blood to the feet and ankles.