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Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Twenty-five Possible Combinations in Origin and Position of Arteries of Aortic Arch

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System

Twenty-five Possible Combinations in Origin and Position of Arteries of Aortic Arch

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD

Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed


Image of arteries of aortic arch

1, right subclavian artery
2, left subclavian artery
3, right common carotid artery
4, right internal carotid artery
5, right external carotid artery
6, left common carotid artery
7, left external carotid artery
8, left internal carotid artery
9, right brachiocephalic trunk
10, left brachiocephalic trunk
11, common carotid trunk
12, inferior thyroid trunk
13, left vertebral artery
14, thyroid ima artery.
These numbers correspond to those on the illustration and identify the branches.

redrawn from Nizankowski, Rajchel and Ziolkowski, 1975.

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