Albany Medical College Virtual Anatomy Lab

SECTRA TABLE WORK: Page 2 of 4

Now that we have established the origins of the coronary arteries, let's examine the four major coronary arteries individually.

coronaries
coronaries
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Add the right coronary artery (RCA).
Add the left coronary artery (LCA).
Add the left circumflex coronary artery (LCx), a branch of the LCA that curves around the left side of the heart in the coronary sulcus.
Add the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) or anterior interventricular artery, which descends along the anterior interventricular sulcus.