brachiocephalic artery

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Introduction

First branch of the aortic arch, extending from behind the lower part of the manubrium sterni to level of right sternoclavicular joint

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Gardner, Gray & O'Rahilly. Anatomy. Saunders 4th ed., 1975