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  2. Subclavian artery - Wikipedia

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    The subclavian arteries are relatively superficial, and can be seen using ultrasound. [8] Aberrant right subclavian artery is a condition where the right subclavian artery arises on the arch of aorta distal to the left subclavian artery, instead of brachiocephalic trunk. This condition occurs in about 0.4 to 1.8% of the general population.

  3. Subclavian vein - Wikipedia

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    The subclavian vein is a paired large vein, one on either side of the body, that is responsible for draining blood from the upper extremities, allowing this blood to return to the heart. The left subclavian vein plays a key role in the absorption of lipids , by allowing products that have been carried by lymph in the thoracic duct to enter the ...

  4. List of arteries of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The arteries of the head and neck. The common carotid artery. The external carotid artery; The triangles of the neck; The internal carotid artery; The arteries of the brain; The arteries of the upper extremity The subclavian artery; The axilla. The axillary artery; The brachial artery; The radial artery; The ulnar artery; The arteries of the ...

  5. Blood vessel - Wikipedia

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    The tunica media may (especially in arteries) be rich in vascular smooth muscle, which controls the caliber of the vessel. Veins do not have the external elastic lamina, but only an internal one. The tunica media is thicker in the arteries rather than the veins. The outer layer is the tunica adventitia and the thickest layer in veins. It is ...

  6. Axillary artery - Wikipedia

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    The axillary artery is accompanied by the axillary vein, [2] which lies medial to the artery, along its length. In the axilla, the axillary artery is surrounded by the brachial plexus . [ 2 ] The second part of the axillary artery is the reference for the locational descriptions of the cords in the brachial plexus .

  7. Internal thoracic artery - Wikipedia

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    The internal thoracic artery arises from the anterior surface of the subclavian artery near its origin. [2] [3] It has a width of between 1-2 mm. [4] It travels downward on the inside of the rib cage, approximately 1 cm from the sides of the sternum, [3] and thus medial to the nipple. It is accompanied by the internal thoracic vein.

  8. Circulatory system - Wikipedia

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    The large arteries and veins that take blood to, and away from the heart are known as the great vessels. ... Magnetic resonance angiography of aberrant subclavian artery.

  9. Vena comitans - Wikipedia

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    Brachial artery and brachial veins; Anterior tibial artery and anterior tibial veins; Posterior tibial artery and posterior tibial veins; Fibular artery and fibular veins; Examples of arteries that do not have venae comitantes (i.e. those that have "regular" veins): Axillary artery and the axillary vein; Subclavian artery and the subclavian vein