Aortic arch


one member of a series of paired curved blood vessels that arise in the embryo from the ventral aorta, p-ss around the pharynx through the branchial arches, and join with the dorsal aorta to form the great vessels of the head and neck.
historical examples

modifications of pattern in the aortic arch system of birds and their phylogenetic significance.
thoracic and coracoid arteries in two families of birds, columbidae and hirundinidae marion anne jenkinson

left brachial artery arising from a common innominate trunk, instead of coming off separately from the aortic arch.
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the head-cavity in the arch and its situation in relation to the aortic arch.
the works of francis maitland balfour, volume iv (of 4) francis maitland balfour

the second arch becomes the aortic arch, the third the left exterior carotid.
evolution joseph le conte

it may be well to observe that in birds the one aortic arch turns to the right, while in mammals it turns to the left.
evolution joseph le conte

aortic arch n.

the curved portion between the ascending and descending portions of the aorta, lying behind the manubrium and giving rise to the brachiocephalic trunk, the left common carotid, and the left subclavian arteries. also called arch of aorta.

any of several pairs of arterial channels encircling the embryonic pharynx in the mesenchyme of the branchial arches.

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