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the main artery in the body
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The major arterial vessel that connects the heart with all the major organs (brain, stomach, kidney, etc.) of the body. The segment of aorta within the chest cavity is called the thoracic aorta, that within the abdomen, the abdominal aorta.
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| aorta |
The main artery of the body. It starts at the opening of the heart's lower left chamber (ventricle). In the belly, it narrows and branches into the two common iliac arteries that supply blood to the legs.
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| aorta |
The main blood vessel carrying all of the fresh blood out of the heart to the body. The aorta comes directly out of the heart and then courses through the body providing branches which deliver nourishing blood supply to every organ and tissue
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| aorta |
The main artery that receives blood from the left ventricle of the heart and flows to the body.
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