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Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Double Aortic Arch.

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System

Double Aortic Arch.

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD

Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed


Image of double aortic arch

r.c.a., l.c.a., Right and left common carotid arteries: r.v.a., l.v.a., Right and left vertebral arteries. The accessory vertebral artery on the left side is not figured. r.s.a, l.s.a., Right and left subclavian arteries; r.i.v., l i.v.,Right and Left innominate veins; r.s.v., l.s.v., Right and Left subclavian veins; i.j.v., Internal jugular veins; D.A., Ductus arteriosus; r.ph.n., Right phrenic nerve; r.p.n., l.p.n., Right and Left pneumogastric nerve (vagus nerve). The hook on the right-hand figure indicates the esophagus.

from Watson, 1877

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