ends during
starts during
aortic arch
aortic arch 3
The third in a series paired arterial connections between the dorsal and ventral aortae. Aortic arch 3 lies within the 3rd branchial arch and branches 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.
UBERON:0003120
XAO:0000344
third aortic arch
xenopus_anatomy
NF stage 32
NF stage 66