Schematic of the proximal aorta, frontal view. The brachiocephalic artery is the third branch of the aorta and the first branch from the arch of the aorta. The heart in the lower left is not shown.
Course of the ascending aorta (anterior view), as it passes dorsally to the pulmonary trunk but ventrally to the right pulmonary artery.
Details
Precursor
Right horn of aortic sac
Source
Aortic arch
Branches
Right common carotid artery Right subclavian artery Thyroid ima artery (occasionally)
Vein
Brachiocephalic vein
Identifiers
Latin
truncus brachiocephalicus
MeSH
D016122
TA98
A12.2.04.004
TA2
4179
FMA
3932
Anatomical terminology
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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]
There is no brachiocephalic artery for the left side of the body. The left common carotid artery and the left subclavian artery come directly off the aortic arch. Despite this, there are two brachiocephalic veins.[5]
^Di Tullio MR, Homma S (2016-01-01). "Chapter 33 - Atherosclerotic Disease of the Proximal Aorta". In Grotta JC, Albers GW, Broderick JP, Kasner SE (eds.). Stroke (Sixth ed.). London: Elsevier. pp. 576–590. doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-29544-4.00033-5. ISBN 978-0-323-29544-4.
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to repair the ascending aorta, using antegrade perfusion of the brachiocephalicartery. Dr. Ted Diethrich, one of Dr. DeBakey's associates, went on to...
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