Vascular Biology, Structure and Function
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External
carotid
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Carotid
1
1
bifurcation
It
Common carotid
Vertebral
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Thoracic aorta
-
Left
subclavian
Aortic arch
Thoracic aorta
I
Intercostal;
Thoracic aorta
It
"Thoracic
aorta
111
3t
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Superior
4
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Lumbar
Abdominal aorta
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snteric
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inguinal
ligament
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Fig.
2.1.3:
Schematic representation of the arterial tree
of
a dog. Anatomic structures
reveal geometric tapering and branching characteristics of the arterial system. From
Nichols and O'Rourke
(1
998).
