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.
Arteries are vessels that carry blood away from the heart. The coronary arteries are the first blood vessels that branch off from the ascending aorta. The aorta is the largest artery in the body.It transports and distributes oxygen rich blood to all arteries.oronary Arteries: Branches. 1  Right Coronary Artery-Supplies oxygenated blood to the walls of the ventricles and the right atrium. 2  Posterior Descending Artery-Supplies oxygenated blood to the inferior wall of the left ventricle and the inferior portion of the septum.