Structured Summary
Abstract
The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Aorta
- Arterioles
- Axillary Artery
- Basilar Artery
- Brachial Artery
- Brachiocephalic Trunk
- Bronchial Arteries
- Carotid Arteries
- Celiac Artery
- Cerebral Arteries
- Ciliary Arteries
- Coronary Vessels
- Epigastric Arteries
- Femoral Artery
- Gastric Artery
- Gastroepiploic Artery
- Hepatic Artery
- Iliac Artery
- Maxillary Artery
- Meningeal Arteries
- Mesenteric Arteries
- Ophthalmic Artery
- Popliteal Artery
- Pulmonary Artery
- Radial Artery
- Renal Artery
- Retinal Artery
- Splenic Artery
- Subclavian Artery
- Thoracic Arteries
- Tibial Arteries
- Ulnar Artery
- Umbilical Arteries
- Uterine Artery
- Vertebral Artery
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Artery
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Aspects Covered
23 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified or as a coordinate to indicate a specific artery (e.g. pancreatic artery = PANCREAS / blood supply + ARTERIES); / surg: consider also ENDARTERECTOMY; inflammation = ARTERITIS; arterial blood = BLOOD + ARTERIES or specific artery
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Arteries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001158. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001158
- Arteries. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artery
- Arteries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9655