ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Where are the coronary arteries located? Your coronary arteries are around and inside your heart muscle. They branch off your aorta, which is the main artery in your body. They start at the aortic root, which is the first part of your aorta that emerges from the left ventricle of your heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -The coronary arteries wrap around the outside of the heart. Small branches dive into the heart muscle to bring it blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -This artery is responsible for transporting oxygen rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body. The aorta begins at the left ventricle of the heart, extending upward into the chest to form an arch. It then continues downward into the abdomen, where it branches into the iliac arteries just above the pelvis.

Detailed explanation-4: -The coronary arteries originate as the right and left main coronary arteries which exit the ascending aorta just above the aortic valve (coronary ostia). These two branches subdivide and course over the surface of the heart (epicardium) as they traverse away from the aorta.

Detailed explanation-5: -The epicardium is a thin layer of elastic connective tissue and fat that serves as an additional layer of protection from trauma or friction for the heart under the pericardium. This layer contains the coronary blood vessels, which oxygenate the tissues of the heart with a blood supply from the coronary arteries.