AORTIC ARCH-STUDY OF DIFFERENT BRANCHING PATTERNS

Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 5

Abstract

INTRODUCTION The arch of aorta is the continuation of ascending aorta which arises from the left ventricle inside the fibrous pericardium. The arch is convex upwards, behind and somewhat towards the left sided if it has to be described in 3 dimensionally. The study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy at KMCT, Kozhikode from 2014-2015. Fifty formalin fixed heart specimens of both sexes with age ranging between 50 to 70 years were used. Mainly three types were noted.

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Nijagunappa Anatomy, KMCT, Kozhikode, Kerala, Suresh Bidarkotimath

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  • EP ID EP232030
  • DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2016/38
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Nijagunappa Anatomy, KMCT, Kozhikode, Kerala, Suresh Bidarkotimath (2016). AORTIC ARCH-STUDY OF DIFFERENT BRANCHING PATTERNS. Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare, 3(5), 157-158. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-232030