"Brachiocephalic Trunk" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The first and largest artery branching from the aortic arch. It distributes blood to the right side of the head and neck and to the right arm.
| Descriptor ID |
D016122
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.145
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| Concept/Terms |
Brachiocephalic Trunk- Brachiocephalic Trunk
- Brachiocephalic Trunks
- Trunk, Brachiocephalic
- Trunks, Brachiocephalic
- Innominate Artery
- Arteries, Innominate
- Artery, Innominate
- Innominate Arteries
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