brachiocephalic
Britishadjective
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It combines with the two large left and right brachiocephalic veins to form the superior vena cava.
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The left and right common carotid arteries both branch off of the brachiocephalic trunk.
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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 right common carotid artery arises from the brachiocephalic artery and the left common carotid artery arises directly from the aortic arch.
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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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