arteria
Latin for artery
Arteria is the Latin and scientific term for artery—a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart.
It appears in anatomical nomenclature: arteria carotis (carotid artery), arteria femoralis (femoral artery).
In medical and biological contexts, the Latin form often appears in formal descriptions of vascular anatomy.
Chief arterial trunk
cerebral · subclavian · brachial · iliac · renal · hepatic · radial · tibial
Movement through vessels
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- pulsationRhythmic expansion and contraction
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
vasoconstriction · vasodilation · pressure · pulse · systole · diastole · cardiac output · vascular
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
aneurysm · ischemia · sclerosis · calcification · embolism · dissection · rupture · blockage
Procedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- revascularizationRestoring tissue perfusion surgically
grafting · balloon · catheter · nitroglycerin · thrombolytic · anticoagulant · vasodilator · angiography
aorta
Chief arterial trunk
pulmonary · cerebral · subclavian · brachial · iliac · renal · hepatic · radial · tibial · mesenteric
blood flow
Movement through vessels
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- pulsationRhythmic expansion and contraction
systemic · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · pressure · pulse · systole · diastole · cardiac output · vascular · streaming
atherosclerosis
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
thrombosis · aneurysm · ischemia · sclerosis · calcification · embolism · dissection · rupture · blockage · narrowing
angioplasty
Procedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
revascularization · grafting · balloon · catheter · nitroglycerin · thrombolytic · anticoagulant · vasodilator · angiography · doppler
arteriavena
Vein, anatomically
vein · venule · vena cava · jugular vein · pulmonary vein
- carotid arteryMain neck blood vessel
- clogged arteriesVessels narrowed by plaque
- coronary arteriesBlood channels supplying heart
- arterial roadsPrimary high-volume roadways
- radial arteryForearm's main blood vessel
- hardened arteriesStiffened, plaque-clogged blood vessels
artery, arteries, arterial, arteriole, arteritis, arteriosclerosis, arteriography, coronary artery, pulmonary artery