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Descriptor English: Subclavian Artery
Descriptor Spanish: Arteria Subclavia
Descriptor arteria subclavia
Scope note: Arteria que nace del tronco braquiocefálico en el lado derecho y del cayado aórtico en el lado izquierdo. Esta arteria distribuye sangre hacia el cuello, pared torácica, médula espinal, cerebro, meninges y extremidades superiores.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artéria Subclávia
Descriptor French: Artère subclavière
Entry term(s): Arteries, Subclavian
Artery, Subclavian
Subclavian Arteries
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.839
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013348
Scope note: Artery arising from the brachiocephalic trunk on the right side and from the arch of the aorta on the left side. It distributes to the neck, thoracic wall, spinal cord, brain, meninges, and upper limb.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 13736
Unique ID: D013348
NLM Classification: WG 595.S8
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Subclavian Artery - Preferred
Concept UI M0020649
Scope note Artery arising from the brachiocephalic trunk on the right side and from the arch of the aorta on the left side. It distributes to the neck, thoracic wall, spinal cord, brain, meninges, and upper limb.
Preferred term Subclavian Artery
Entry term(s) Arteries, Subclavian
Artery, Subclavian
Subclavian Arteries



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