The document discusses various arteries and surgical approaches for accessing them, including: - The carotid artery and approaches like anterior thoracotomy for intrathoracic portions. - The subclavian artery and approaches like median sternotomy. - The axillary, brachial, radial, ulnar, femoral, popliteal, tibial, dorsal pedis and plantar arteries. It describes anterior, deltopectoral, tranpectoral, subpectoral and other surgical exposures.