Variations in the branching pattern of the aortic arch in three Trinidadians.
In routine anatomical dissections for the purpose of preparation of teaching and museum specimens, it was observed that three cadavers of elderly Trinidadian males (of African descent) showed uncommon origin and variations in the number of branches of the aortic arch.
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Department of Preclinical Sciences, Anatomy and Cell Biology Unit, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. s4chavan@yahoo.co.in
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D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago