A segment of the embryonic dorsal aorta between points of juncture with the third and fourth arch arteries; it regresses early in development to allow the carotid axis to take its definitive appearance. [ http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?s=ductus+caroticus MP:MP ]
Synonyms: ductus caroticus
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Subclass of:
- trunk blood vessel
- systemic artery
- continuous with some pharyngeal arch artery 4
- part of some dorsal aorta
- continuous with some pharyngeal arch artery 3