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brachiocephalic artery
First branch of the aortic arch, extending from behind the lower part of the manubrium sterni to level of right sternoclavicular joint
Related
arterial trunk
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: brachiocephalic artery
BRANCHES: right common carotid artery
right subclavian artery
ORIGIN: aorta
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Gardner, Gray & O'Rahilly. Anatomy. Saunders 4th ed., 1975
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium