It supplies blood to the lower abdominal wall, external genitalia, and legs. It can be palpated in the groin area. Start studying Major systemic arteries. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.

Overview of Systemic Arteries. Blood relatively high in oxygen concentration is returned from the pulmonary circuit to the left atrium via the four pulmonary veins. From the left atrium, blood moves into the left ventricle, which pumps blood into the aorta.

Systemic arteries are one of the three types of blood vessels found within the systemic circulation, the other two being systemic veins and systemic capillaries. They are described as the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to all the tissues of the body, except the lungs.

Systemic Arteries. The major systemic arteries shown here deliver oxygenated blood throughout the body. English labels. From OpenStax book 'Anatomy and Physiology', fig. 20.24.

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The systemic arteries are all the branches of aorta that carry oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to organs and tissues, through the arteries, to the capillaries in the tissues of the body.