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Internal Carotid Artery

internal carotid and vertebral artery

The internal carotid artery is one of the two terminal branches of the common carotid artery (the other being the …

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External Carotid Artery

external carotid artery

One of the two terminal branches of the common carotid artery, the external carotid artery (the other being the internal …

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Common Carotid Artery

The common carotid artery has separate origins on the left and the right side, arising from the brachiocephalic artery behind …

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Axillary Artery

Axillay artery, a continuation of the subclavian artery, begins at the lateral border of the first rib. At the lower …

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Subclavian Artery

The right and left subclavian arteries have separate origins. The right subclavian artery is one of the two terminal branches …

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Internal Iliac Artery

The internal iliac artery arises from the common iliac artery at the level of the sacroiliac joint. It passes down …

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Common Iliac Arteries

The terminal branches of the aorta are the right and the left common iliac arteries. They arise from the descending …

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Aorta

The main arterial trunk which supplies oxygenated blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all tissues of the …

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Internal Thoracic Artery

The internal thoracic artery (also known as the mammary artery) arises from the first part of the subclavian artery in …

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Intercostal Nerves

The anterior rami of the first eleven thoracic spinal nerves are known as the intercostal nerves, while that of the …

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