arterial anastomoses occur in the body in veins.
where do arterial anastomoses occur in the body?
veins
circulatory anastomosis





























a circulatory anastomosis is a connection (an anastomosis) between two blood vessels, such as between arteries (arterio-arterial anastomosis), between veins (veno-venous anastomosis) or between an artery and a vein (arterio-venous anastomosis). anastomoses between arteries and between veins result in a multitude of arteries and veins, respectively, serving the same volume of tissue. such anastomoses occur normally in the body in the circulatory system, serving as backup routes for blood to flow if one link is blocked or otherwise compromised, but may also occur pathologically.





























section::::physiologic.
circulatory anastomosis
arterio-arterial anastomoses include actual (e.g., palmar and plantar arches) and potential varieties (e.g., coronary arteries and cortical branch of cerebral arteries). 





























there are many examples of normal arterio-arterial anastomoses in the body. clinically important examples include:





























bullet::::- circle of willis (in the brain)





























bullet::::- coronary: anterior interventricular artery and posterior interventricular artery of the heart





























bullet::::- scapular anastomosis (for the subclavian vessels)





























bullet::::- joint anastomoses: almost all joints receive anastomotic blood supply from more than one source.





























bullet::::- shoulder (and circumflex humeral)





























bullet::::- elbow (see blood supply of elbow)





























bullet::::- hip (and circumflex iliac; see also cruciate anastomosis)
circulatory anastomosis