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aortic arch the curving portion between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta, giving rise to the brachiocephalic trunk, the left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery.
Aortic arch. in fishes and amniote embryos, a series of paired vessels arching from the ventral to the dorsal aorta through the branchial clefts.
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