| aortography |
X-ray examination of the aorta (main artery conducting blood from the left pumping chamber of the heart to the body) and its main branches. This is made possible by the injection of a fluid which is opaque to x-rays.
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| aortic valve |
the valve that regulates blood flow from the heart into the aorta.
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| aorta |
the largest artery in the body and the primary blood vessel leading from the heart to the body.
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| aortic arch |
the curved portion of the aorta (the large blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body).
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| aorta |
The human body has two main kinds of blood vessels, arteries and veins. The aorta is the main artery of the body. The arteries, with only two exceptions, transport oxygen-rich blood from the heart and lungs to the rest of the body. The veins transport the blood that has been used by the body
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