The two coronaries arise from the ascending aorta - to be precise in a tract called the aortic root - and are distributed one on the right portion of the heart (right coronary artery) and one on the left portion of the heart (left coronary artery).
The coronaries are able to reach every district of the muscular tissue of the heart, as they are equipped with numerous branches, which take the generic name of branches.
If narrowed or occluded, coronaries are responsible for a medical condition known as coronary artery disease; the phenomenon of coronary artery disease lays the foundations for a much feared pathology: myocardial ischemia.
The coronaries, therefore, are the arteries that keep the heart alive, healthy and functioning, that is the organ on which the well-being of the whole organism depends.
When the heart does not receive the right supply of blood, it begins to suffer - as it lacks the oxygen that keeps it alive - and to malfunction.
The suffering and malfunction of the heart affect the well-being and functional capabilities of all the other organs of the human body, primarily the brain.
The coronaries are distributed one on the left side and one on the right side of the heart, in order to supply all the tissues of this organ so important for life in an exhaustive manner; the coronary that feeds the left sector of the heart is called the left coronary ( or left coronary artery), while the coronary that nourishes the right sector of the heart is referred to as the right coronary artery (or right coronary artery).
In "moving away from" the aorta and distributing on the heart muscle, both coronaries are divided into various branches, called branches, which are fundamental for a highly efficient "blood supply.
