carotid duct
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 ]
Term info
carotid duct
- ductus caroticus
pheno_slim
uberon
UBERON:0010198
In amphibians, closes at metamorphosis
Term relations
- trunk blood vessel
- systemic artery
- continuous_with some pharyngeal arch artery 4
- part of some dorsal aorta
- continuous_with some pharyngeal arch artery 3