Major blood vessels of the human cardiovascular system

Blood vessels carrying oxygenated blood are color-coded red and those carrying oxygen-poor blood are color-coded blue.
Jugular VeinsReceive blood from brain and from tissues of head
Superior Vena CavaReceives blood from veins of upper body
Pulmonary VeinsDeliver oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Hepatic VeinsCarry blood that has passed through small intestine and then liver
Renal VeinsCarry blood away from the kidneys
Inferior Vena CavaReceives blood from all veins below diaphragm
Iliac VeinsCarry blood away from the pelvic organs and lower abdominal wall
Femoral VeinsCarry blood away from the thigh and inner knee
Carotid ArteriesDeliver blood to neck, head, brain
Ascending AortaCarries oxygenated blood away from heart; the largest artery
Pulmonary ArteriesDeliver oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs
Coronary ArteriesService the incessantly active cardiac muscle cells of heart
Brachial ArteriesDeliver blood to upper extremities; blood pressure measured here
Renal ArteriesDeliver blood to kidneys, where its volume, composition are adjusted
Abdominal AortaDelivers blood to arteries leading to the digestive tract, kidneys, pelvic organs, lower extremities
Iliac ArteriesDeliver blood to pelvic organs and lower abdominal wall
Femoral ArteriesDeliver blood to the thigh and inner knee