The thoracic aorta is contained in the posterior mediastinal cavity. It begins at the lower border of the fourth thoracic vertebra where it is continuous with the aortic arch, and ends in front of the lower border of the twelfth thoracic vertebra, at the aortic hiatus in the diaphragm where it becomes the abdominal aorta. At its commencement, it i...
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(from the article `connective tissue disease`) Takayasu arteritis, with variants called pulseless disease, branchial arteritis, and giant-cell arteritis of the aorta, involves principally the ... In the chest the aorta, as it descends, gives off branches to (1) the pericardium, the sac that encloses the heart, (2) the connective tissues...
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The part of the descending aorta that supplies structures as far down as the diaphragm. ... Synonym: pars thoracica aortae, aorta thoracica, thoracic part of aorta. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the part of the descending aorta superior to the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm (at the T-12 vertebral level). Synonyms: pars thoracica aortae, aorta thoracica, thoracic part of aorta
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Thoracic aorta: The thoracic aorta is a section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, within the chest. Specifically, the thoracic aorta is that part of the aorta that starts after the arch of the aorta and runs down to the diaphragm, the great muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. The thoracic aorta gives off numerous branches ...
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n] - a branch of the descending aorta
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noun a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries
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