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The brachiocephalic artery, brachiocephalic trunk, or innominate artery is an artery of the mediastinum that supplies blood to the right arm, head, and neck. [1] [2] It is the first branch of the aortic arch. [3] Soon after it emerges, the brachiocephalic artery divides into the right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery. [4]
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This is a list of human anatomy mnemonics, categorized and alphabetized.For mnemonics in other medical specialties, see this list of medical mnemonics.Mnemonics serve as a systematic method for remembrance of functionally or systemically related items within regions of larger fields of study, such as those found in the study of specific areas of human anatomy, such as the bones in the hand ...
Brachiocephalic can refer to the following: The brachiocephalic artery supplies blood to the right arm, head and neck. The left and right brachiocephalic veins merge to form the superior vena cava , one of the primary pathways by which blood is returned to the heart .
The ligamentum arteriosum (arterial ligament), also known as Botallo's ligament, Harvey's ligament, and Botallo's duct, [1] is a small ligament attaching the aorta to the pulmonary artery. [clarification needed] It serves no function in adults but is the remnant of the ductus arteriosus formed within three weeks after birth. [clarification needed]
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The common carotid artery is contained in a sheath known as the carotid sheath, which is derived from the deep cervical fascia and encloses also the internal jugular vein and vagus nerve, the vein lying lateral to the artery, and the nerve between the artery and vein, on a plane posterior to both. On opening the sheath, each of these three ...
2.1 brachiocephalic artery. 2.2 left common carotid artery (directly from arch of aorta on left mostly) 2.2.1 internal carotid artery. 2.2.2 external carotid artery.