Aorta
Cardiovascular System
The aorta is the largest artery in the body, receiving oxygenated blood from the left ventricle and distributing it through its branches to the whole body.
Parts
- Ascending aorta: from the left ventricle to the arch; branches: the coronary arteries.
- Aortic arch: branches: the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid, and left subclavian.
- Descending thoracic aorta: in the chest.
- Abdominal aorta: after passing through the diaphragm at T12; at about L4 it divides into the common iliac arteries.
Characteristics
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