FMA3736Arteries
The curved segment of the thoracic aorta in the superior mediastinum that gives rise to the major arterial trunks supplying the head, neck, and upper limbs.
Distributes oxygenated blood from the ascending aorta to the head, neck, upper limbs, and descending thoracic aorta.
Superior mediastinum of the thorax, arching posteriorly and to the left over the pulmonary trunk.
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The heart provides the muscular pumping force that drives blood into the pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta.
After arterial blood perfuses capillary beds in tissues, the venous system collects and returns the blood back toward the heart.
In the pulmonary circuit, arteries carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs where oxygen is replenished.