The descending aorta is part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The descending aorta is the part of the aorta beginning at the aortic arch that runs down through the chest and abdomen. The descending aorta is divided into two portions, the thoracic and abdominal, in correspondence with the two great cavities of the trunk in which it is ...
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(from the article `aorta`) ...backflow of blood from the aorta into the heart. The aorta emerges from the heart as the ascending aorta, turns to the left and arches over the ...
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A part of the aorta, further divided into the thoracic aorta and the abdominal aorta. ... Synonym: pars descendens aortae, aorta descendens, descending part of aorta. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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The protion of the aorta from the arch to its division in the abdomen into the common iliac arteries.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the part of the aorta continuing distal (inferior) to the aortic arch, further divided into the thoracic aorta and the abdominal aorta. Synonyms: pars descendens aortae, aorta descendens, descending part of aorta
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Descending aorta: The descending aorta is the part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, that runs down through the chest and the abdomen. The descending aorta starts after the arch of the aorta and ends by splitting into two great arteries (the common iliac arteries) that go to the legs. The descending aorta, by convention, is subdivided i...
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n] - the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae
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The continuation of the aorta (after it exits the heart and curves) down through the body and toward the tail.
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noun the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae
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