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Heart & Blood Vessels: Your Coronary Arteries. The heart receives its own supply of blood from the coronary arteries. Two major coronary arteries branch off from the aorta near the point where the aorta and the left ventricle meet. These arteries and their branches supply all parts of the heart muscle with blood. Left Main Coronary Artery (also called the left main trunk)
Coronary arteries supply the heart with oxygenated blood. The right coronary artery starts from the right aortic sinus and travels through the coronary sulcus located between the right atrium and ventricle. It has four branches: Sinoatrial nodal artery: Supplies the sinoatrial node.