the convex portion of the aorta between the ascending and descending parts of the aorta; branches from it include the brachiocephalic trunk, the left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery; the brachiocephalic trunk further splits to form the right subclavian artery and the right common carotid artery [ MP:0004113 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Synonyms: arcus aortae
Term information
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_aorta
- VHOG:0001196
- FMA:3768
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181300001
- EFO:0002526
- MA:0000475
- EMAPA:17613
- GAID:471
- BTO:0000157
- EHDAA2:0000132
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
The curving portion between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta, giving rise to the brachiocephalic trunk, the left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery. [TFD][VHOG]
The double systemic arch arches (left and right) present in amphibians and reptiles become reduced to a single systemic arch - the right in birds, the left in mammals.[well established][VHOG]