Anatomy

Truncus Arteriosus

The arterial trunk arising from the fetal heart. During development, it divides into AORTA and the PULMONARY ARTERY.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The arterial trunk arising from the fetal heart. During development, it divides into AORTA and the PULMONARY ARTERY.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Arteriosus, Truncus

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

normal; abnormal is probably TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS, PERSISTENT; pseudotruncus arteriosus = TETRALOGY OF FALLOT

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History Note

77

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Previous Indexing

  • Aorta (1966-1976)
  • Pulmonary Artery (1966-1976)

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Tree Numbers

  1. A07w.541w.278.930w
  2. A16.378w.303.930w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Truncus Arteriosus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014338. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014338
  2. Truncus Arteriosus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncus_arteriosus
  3. Truncus Arteriosus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7847942