The Great Vessels

Learn all about the aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins and superior and inferior vena cava in this short episode of Anatomy 101.

Today Conor takes you through the anatomy of the great vessels of the heart, covering their origins, course and anatomical relations to one another. Learn the anatomy of the aorta and its branches: the brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid and left subclavian artery. Learn all about the pulmonary trunk and the left and right pulmonary arteries, the four pulmonary veins and the superior and inferior parts of the vena cava.

Watch our previous tutorial here:    • Blood Supply of the Heart