aorta
Aorta arteria maxima
In 18 atlases
- Adult male (BodyParts3D)
- Real CT case s0462: female, 77
- Real CT case s0616: male, 58
- Real CT case s0751: male, 62
- Real CT case s0923: female, 41
- Real CT case s0963: female, 58
and 12 more
- Real CT case s1249: female, 93
- Real CT case s1397: male, 73
- Real CT case s1580: male, 9
- Real CT case s1784: male, 33
- Real CT case s1789: female, 21
- Real CT case s2043: male, 15
- Real CT case s2075: female, 5
- Adult female organs (HuBMAP HRA)
- Adult male organs (HuBMAP HRA)
- Abdomen (SPL atlas)
- Male torso and inner organs (Voxel-Man, Visible Human)
- Adult male, detailed (Z-Anatomy)
Key points
- The aorta is the largest artery and carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle into the systemic arterial tree.
- Its course includes the ascending aorta, arch of aorta and descending aorta, which continues through the chest and abdomen.
- Its branches supply the heart, head, neck, upper limbs, trunk and abdominal organs.
- Elastic tissue in the aortic wall helps maintain blood flow between heartbeats.
- The aorta ends at the aortic bifurcation, where it divides into the common iliac arteries.
Definition
largest artery in the body
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Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 4175
- TA98
- A12.2.02.001
- FMA
- 3734
- UBERON
- 0000947
- Wikidata
- Q101004