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great vessels

"5 vessels" above aortic arch



   R BCV        L BCV           right and left brachiocephalic VEINS

          L CCA                 left common carotid artery

     R BCA      L SCA           right brachiocephalic artery
                                left subclavian artery

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013

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