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 vertebral vein also flows into the brachiocephalic vein close to this fusion.
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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 brachiocephalic soon sends off its subclavian, while in the normal or more usual cases the rest proceeds as the carotid trunk, inclusive of the vertebral artery.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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