part of part_of part of part_of pharyngeal arch 4 pharyngeal arch artery 4 4th aortic arch artery 4th arch artery 4th branchial arch artery 4th pharyngeal arch artery AA4 AAO:0010420 Aortic arches 3 and 4 are not remodeled but are retained largely intact as the branchial arteries providing circulation through the gills. These areches are direct branches from the ventral aorta to the lateral dorsal aorta. Isogai et al. 2001.[TAO] EHDAA2:0000087 EMAPA:17004 Normally, the left fourth arch becomes the aortic arch, the right fourth arch contributes to the innominate artery[http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/899609-overview] in birds it is the right fourth arch which forms the permanent aorta TAO:0005008 The forth in a series paired arterial connections between the dorsal and ventral aortae, lies within the 4th branchial arch. The paired aortic arch 4 arteries branch directly from the ventral aorta to the lateral dorsal aorta, and are retained as the branchial arteries providing circulation through the gills in the adult.[AAO] The fourth right arch forms the right subclavian as far as the origin of its internal mammary branch; while the fourth left arch constitutes the arch of the aorta between the origin of the left carotid artery and the termination of the ductus arteriosus[WP][Wikipedia:Aortic_arches#Arch_4]. The vessels formed within the fourth pair of branchial arches in embryogenesis UBERON:0003121 UBERON:0004350 XAO:0000355 ZFA:0005008 aortic arch 4 fourth aortic arch fourth branchial arch artery proximal right subclavian systemic arch uberon pharyngeal arch artery