Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries.
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| colspan="2" |Schematic of the proximal aorta and its branches. The left subclavian artery is the fifth branch of the aorta and the third branch from the arch of the aorta. The right subclavian artery arises from the innominate artery.
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|Latin
|colspan="2"|a. subclavia
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|[[List of subjects in Gray's Anatomy:148#Gray.27s_page_.23|Gray's]]
|colspan="2"|[subject #148 ]
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|Supplies
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|From
|colspan="2"|aortic arch, brachiocephalic artery
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|To
|colspan="2"|vertebral artery, internal thoracic artery
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|Vein
|colspan="2"|subclavian vein
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|MeSH
|colspan="2"|[A07.231.114.839]
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|Dorlands/Elsevier
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In human anatomy, the subclavian artery is a major artery of the upper thorax that mainly supplies blood to the head and arms. It is located below the clavicle, hence the name. There is a left subclavian and a right subclavian.
On the left side of the body, the subclavian comes directly off the arch of aorta.
On the right side of the body, the subclavian arises from the relatively short brachiocephalic artery (trunk) when it bifurcates into the subclavian and the right common carotid artery.
