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aorta is the largest artery of the body. An artery is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. The aorta is classified as an elastic artery, meaning that it is a large artery that contains many elastic (flexible) layers in the middle of it.
Ãâó: www.dbs-stn.org/glossary.asp
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| aorta |
the large artery that receives oxygenated blood directly from the heart.
Ãâó: www.vh.org/adult/patient/internalmedicine/cardiacc...
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| aorta |
the largest artery in the body and the primary blood vessel leading from the heart to the body.
Ãâó: www.health.uab.edu/show.asp
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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
Ãâó: www.usctransplant.org/heart/glossary.html
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| aorta |
a main blood vessel, or artery, which begins at the heart and supplies blood, oxygen, and other nutrients to all tissues of the body
Ãâó: www.med.nyu.edu/fgpvascular/glossary.html
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