Right marginal branch of right coronary artery
| Right marginal branch of right coronary artery | |
|---|---|
 Sternocostal surface of heart. (Right marginal artery not labeled, but is visible at bottom left.) | |
 ARTERIES: RCA = right coronary AB = atrial branches SANB = sinuatrial nodal RMA = right marginal LCA = left coronary CB = circumflex branch LAD/AIB = anterior interventricular LMA = left marginal PIA/PDA = posterior descending MARG = left marginal AVN = atrioventricular nodal VEINS: SCV = small cardiac ACV = anterior cardiac AIV/GCV = great cardiac MCV = middle cardiac CS = coronary sinus | |
| Details | |
| Source | right coronary artery |
| Vein | right marginal vein |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus marginalis dexter arteriae coronariae dextrae |
| TA | A12.2.03.106 |
| FMA | 3818 |
The right marginal branch of right coronary artery (or right marginal artery) is a large marginal branch which follows the acute margin of the heart and supplies branches to both surfaces of the right ventricle.
Additional images
Coronary arteries (labeled in red text) and other major landmarks (in blue text). Right (acute) marginal artery is labeled at left in the image.
Human heart with coronary arteries
External links
- Anatomy figure: 20:03-07 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Anterior view of the heart."
- Image
- 852492348 at GPnotebook
- Image at clevelandclinic.org
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