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Brachiocephalic Trunk MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Brachiocephalic Trunk
Tree Number(s)
A07.015.114.145
Unique ID
D016122
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016122
Annotation
note X ref
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Innominate Artery
NLM Classification #
WG 595.B72
Previous Indexing
Innominate Artery (1966-1990)
Public MeSH Note
91; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK was see INNOMINATE ARTERY 1963-90
Online Note
use BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK to search INNOMINATE ARTERY 1966-90
History Note
91; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK was see INNOMINATE ARTERY 1963-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2018/06/30
Brachiocephalic Trunk Preferred
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