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  2. Dorsal aorta - Wikipedia

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    The paired dorsal aortae arise from aortic arches that in turn arise from the aortic sac. The primary dorsal aorta is located deep to the lateral plate of mesoderm and move from lateral to medial position with development and eventually will fuse with the other dorsal aorta to form the descending aorta .

  3. Aorta - Wikipedia

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    The ventral aorta carries de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the gills; part of this vessel forms the ascending aorta in tetrapods (the remainder forms the pulmonary artery). A second, dorsal aorta carries oxygenated blood from the gills to the rest of the body and is homologous with the descending aorta of tetrapods. The two aortas are ...

  4. Aortic sac - Wikipedia

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    The aortic sac or aortic bulb [1] is a dilated structure in mammalian embryos, lined by endothelial cells and is the most distal part of the truncus arteriosus. [2] It is the primordial vascular channel from which the aortic arches arise (and eventually the dorsal aortae) and is homologous to the ventral aorta of gill-bearing vertebrates.

  5. Cisterna chyli - Wikipedia

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    In humans, the cisterna chyli is located posterior to the abdominal aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae (L1 and L2). There it forms the beginning of the primary lymph vessel, the thoracic duct, which transports lymph and chyle from the abdomen via the aortic opening of the diaphragm up to the junction of left subclavian vein and internal jugular ...

  6. Notochord - Wikipedia

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    The hypochord is a transient structure ventral to the notochord, and is primarily responsible for correct development of the dorsal aorta. [13] Notochord flexion, when the notochord bends to form a part of the developing caudal fin, is a hallmark of an early growth stage of some fish. [14] [15] [better source needed]

  7. Heart development - Wikipedia

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    The truncus arteriosus splits into the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk. The bulbus cordis forms part of the ventricles. The sinus venosus connects to the fetal circulation. The heart tube elongates on the right side, looping and becoming the first visual sign of left-right asymmetry of the body.

  8. Aortic arches - Wikipedia

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    They are ventral to the dorsal aorta and arise from the aortic sac. The aortic arches are formed sequentially within the pharyngeal arches and initially appear symmetrical on both sides of the embryo, [1] but then undergo a significant remodelling to form the final asymmetrical structure of the great arteries. [1] [2]

  9. Pharyngeal arch - Wikipedia

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    Its arteries, which project between the nerves of the fourth and fifth arches, become the left-side arch of the aorta and the right subclavian artery. On the right side, the artery of arch 5 is obliterated while, on the left side, the artery persists as the ductus arteriosus ; circulatory changes immediately following birth cause the vessel to ...