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Root artery
An artery accompanying a nerve root into the spinal cord.
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Right common carotid artery
A branch of the brachiocephalic artery supplying blood to the right side of the neck and the head.
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Peroneal artery
A branch of the posterior tibial artery, supplying blood to the ankle and deep calf muscles.
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Ovarian artery
A branch of the abdominal aorta, supplying blood to the ovaries, their ligaments, the fallopian tubes, and the distal ureters.
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Ophthalmic artery
A branch of the internal carotid artery, supplying blood to the eye. The ophthalmic artery is responsible for delivering blood to the eye and its neighboring structures.
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Muscular artery
A medium-sized artery with more smooth muscle than elastic tissue in the tunica media. Most named arteries are muscular arteries.
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Middle sacral artery
A branch of the abdominal aorta, supplying blood to the sacrum, coccyx, and buttocks.
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Middle cerebral artery
One of two paired arteries (right and left MCAs) that are primary branches of the internal carotid artery. They supply blood to the frontal, orbital, parietal, and temporal lobes of the brain. Strokes involving the dominant middle cerebral artery result in hemiparesis and aphasia.
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Left main coronary artery
An artery that derives blood from the aortic sinus and supplies blood to the left anterior descending artery and left circumflex artery. It is the dominant artery to the left ventricle and left atrium of the heart.
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Left gastric artery
A branch of the celiac artery (a very short branch of the abdominal aorta), supplying blood to the cardia, the esophagus below the diaphragm, and, in some people, the left lobe of the liver.
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