Wayne UNC Healthcare is a 316-bed community, not-for-profit hospital, which has been serving residents in Wayne County and surrounding areas for 120 years. With 1,700 employees and more than 150 physicians, our mission is to provide quality healthcare services through the compassionate hands of well-trained staff in a technologically advanced, cost-effective manner.
Coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. Like all other tissues in the body, the heart muscle needs oxygen-rich blood to function, and oxygen-depleted blood must be carried away.The coronary arteries consist of two main arteries: the right and left coronary arteries.The left coronary artery system branches into the circumflex artery and the left anterior descending artery.oronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. Like all other tissues in the body, the heart muscle needs oxygen-rich blood to function, and oxygen-depleted blood must be carried away.
1 The right atrium receives oxygen-poor blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle. 2  The right ventricle pumps the oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. 3  The left atrium receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle.4  The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood to the body. The right atrium receives oxygen-poor blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle. 2  The right ventricle pumps the oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. 3  The left atrium receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle. 4  The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood to the body.