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Type of Article : Original Research

Year: 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 4 | Page No. 1525-1528

Date of Publication: 30-11-2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2015.203

ORIGIN OF THE LEFT COMMON CAROTID ARTERY FROM THE BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERY

Moono Silitongo *^1,2, Kasonde Bowa ², Elliot B. Kafumukache ³, Krikor Erzingatsian ⁴.

^*1 Post Graduate Student, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.

² Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine, Copper Belt University, Nodola, Zambia.

³ Head of Dept., Dept. of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.

⁴ Professor, Dept. of Surgery and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.

Address: Dr. Moono Silitongo, University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, P.O. Box 50110, Lusaka, Zambia.
E-Mail: moonosilitongo@gmail.com

Abstract

Anatomical variations in the origin of the branches of the arch of the aorta are frequent. In this case report the left common carotid artery arose as a branch from the brachiocephalic artery. The left common carotid artery arose at a distance 11mm from the arch of the aorta and had an internal diameter of 9mm.
KEY WORDS: Aortic Arch, Brachiocephalic Artery, Left Common Carotid Artery, Variation.

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Moono Silitongo, Kasonde Bowa, Elliot B. Kafumukache, Krikor Erzingatsian. ORIGIN OF THE LEFT COMMON CAROTID ARTERY FROM THE BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERY. Int J Anat Res 2015;3(4):1525-1528. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2015.203