Coronary Arteries and Cardiac Veins
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Coronary Arteries
Blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.
Right Coronary Artery (RCA)
One of the major coronary vessels that branches off the ascending aorta.
Left Coronary Artery (LCA)
Another major coronary vessel that supplies blood to the heart.
Great Cardiac Vein
The vein that drains blood from the heart muscle into the coronary sinus.
Coronary Sinus
A large vein that collects blood from the cardiac veins and returns it to the right atrium.
Circumflex branch of LCA
A major branch of the left coronary artery that supplies blood to the left heart.
Posterior Interventricular Branch of RCA
A branch of the right coronary artery supplying the posterior part of the heart.
Atrial branches of RCA
Branches of the right coronary artery that supply the right atrium.
Anterior Interventricular Branch of LCA
A major branch of the left coronary artery that supplies the anterior surface of the heart.
Left Marginal Branch
A branch of the circumflex artery that supplies the left ventricle.
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