brachiocephalic
Britishadjective
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It fuses with the external and internal jugular veins from the head and neck to form the brachiocephalic vein.
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The hemiazygos vein does not drain directly into the superior vena cava but enters the brachiocephalic vein via the superior intercostal vein.
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Each internal thoracic vein, also known as an internal mammary vein, drains the anterior surface of the chest wall and flows into the brachiocephalic vein.
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The brachiocephalic artery is located only on the right side of the body; there is no corresponding artery on the left.
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The aortic trunk is very short, sends off the coronary arteries and then the left aorta brachiocephalica, while the rest divides into the right brachiocephalic and the aorta descendens.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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