| great vessels of systemic circulation | aorta (thoracic aorta, abdominal aorta) | superior vena cava, inferior vena cava |
| great vessels of pulmonary circulation | pulmonary trunk | pulmonary veins |
| brachiocephalic vessels | brachiocephalic trunk ( = brachiocephalic a.) (unpaired) | brachiocephalic v. (2) |
| neck | common carotid a. | internal jugular v. |
| major intracranial vessels | cerebral aa. | dural venous sinuses |
| clavicular region | subclavian a. | subclavian v. |
| axillary region | axillary a. | axillary v. |
| upper arm | brachial a. | brachial vv., cephalic v., basilic v. |
| antecubital region & forearm | radial a., ulnar a. | radial vv., ulnar vv., median cubital vein |
| celiac region | celiac trunk (celiac a.) branches of celiac trunk = common hepatic a., splenic a., l. gastric a. | splenic v. |
| liver | hepatic artery proper (into liver) | hepatic portal v. (into liver), hepatic v. (out of liver) |
| small & large intestine | superior mesenteric a., inferior mesenteric a. | superior mesenteric v., inferior mesenteric v. |
| kidneys | renal a. | renal v. |
| gonads | gonadal (ovarian/testicular) a. | gonadal (ovarian/testicular) v. |
| iliac region | common iliac a., external iliac a., internal iliac a. | common iliac v., external iliac v., internal iliac v. |
| femoral region | femoral a. | femoral v. |
| knee & leg | popliteal a., posterior tibial a. | popliteal v., posterior tibial v., great saphenous v. |
| intercostal spaces | intercostal a. | intercostal v. |
| posterior chest wall | - | azygos v. |