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Abstract
The aortic arch continues the ascending aorta. Its origin, slightly to the right, is level with the upper border of the second right sternocostal joint. The arch first ascends diagonally back and to the left over the anterior surface of the trachea, then back across its left side and finally descends left of the fourth thoracic vertebral body, continuing as the descending thoracic aorta. Its end is level with the sternal end of the second, left costal cartilage. (Gray`s 2005)
Branches: (¬see fig. 1)
Three branches spring from the vessel’s convex aspect: the brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid and left subclavian arteries (Gray`s 2005