Mediastinal Branches of Thoracic Part of Aorta

The mediastinal branches are numerous small vessels which supply the lymph glands and loose areolar tissue in the posterior mediastinum.

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.


List of arteries of torso · chest (TA A12.2.01–04,11, GA 6.598)
Pulmonary
  • Right pulmonary artery
  • Left pulmonary artery (Ligamentum arteriosum)
Coronary
  • Right coronary: SA nodal
  • AV nodal
  • Atrial
  • Right marginal
  • Posterior interventricular

Left coronary: Anterior interventricular

  • Left circumflex (Left marginal)
Ascending aorta/
aortic arch
Brachiocephalic
  • Thyreoidea ima
  • Right subclavian
  • Right common carotid
Left common carotid
  • External carotid
  • Internal carotid
  • Carotid body
  • Carotid sinus
  • Carotid bifurcation
Left subclavian
  • Internal thoracic: Anterior intercostal
  • Thymic
  • Pericardiacophrenic
  • Perforating branches
  • terminal (Musculophrenic, superior epigastric)
  • Kacheshmarova's artery (Arteria xiphia (Arteria africana))
  • Costocervical trunk: Highest intercostal (Posterior intercostal 1–2)
  • Deep cervical
Other
  • Aortic body
Descending/
thoracic aorta
  • visceral: Bronchial
  • Esophageal
  • Mediastinal
  • parietal: Posterior intercostal 3·11
  • Subcostal
  • Superior phrenic

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