- conducting arteries
- arterial trunks characterized by large size and elasticity, such as the aorta, subclavian artery, common carotid artery, brachiocephalic trunk, and pulmonary trunk. Called also elastic a's.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
conducting arteries
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