Left marginal artery

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Left marginal artery
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Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Left marginal artery not visible, but would be near center left.)
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Details
Sourcecircumflex artery
Veinleft marginal vein
Suppliesleft ventricle
Identifiers
Latinramus marginalis sinister arteriae coronariae sinistrae
Anatomical terminology

The left marginal artery (or obtuse marginal artery) is a branch of the circumflex artery, originating at the left atrioventricular sulcus, traveling along the left margin of heart towards the apex of the heart.

See also

Additional images

Coronary arteries (labeled in red text) and other major landmarks (in blue text). Left marginal artery is labeled at right.

External links

  • Anatomy photo:20:09-0106 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Heart: The Left Coronary Artery and its Branches"
  • Anatomy figure: 20:04-02 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Posterior view of the heart."
  • "Obtuse marginal artery". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05.
  • Image at texheartsurgeons.com
  • Overview and diagrams at cardiologysite.com