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  2. 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 ...

  3. Dorsal aorta - Wikipedia

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    The dorsal aortae are paired (left and right) embryological vessels which progress to form the descending aorta. [1] 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 ...

  4. Aortic arches - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The aortic arches or pharyngeal arch arteries (previously referred to as branchial arches in human embryos) are a series of six paired embryological vascular structures which give rise to the great arteries of the neck and head. They are ventral to the dorsal aorta and arise from the aortic sac.

  5. 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.

  6. Thoracic aorta - Wikipedia

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    The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. The thoracic aorta is a part of the aorta located in the thorax. It is a continuation of the aortic arch. It is located within the posterior mediastinal cavity, but frequently bulges into the left pleural cavity. The descending thoracic aorta begins at the lower border of the fourth thoracic ...

  7. Abdominal aorta - Wikipedia

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    Structure. The abdominal aorta begins at the level of the diaphragm, crossing it via the aortic hiatus, technically behind the diaphragm, at the vertebral level of T12. [1] It travels down the posterior wall of the abdomen, anterior to the vertebral column. It thus follows the curvature of the lumbar vertebrae, that is, convex anteriorly.

  8. Truncus arteriosus - Wikipedia

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    arteriosus_by_E5.11.1.8.1.0.4 E5.11.1.8.1.0.4. FMA. 70301. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The truncus arteriosus is a structure that is present during embryonic development. [clarification needed] It is an arterial trunk that originates from both ventricles of the heart that later divides into the aorta and the pulmonary trunk. [1]

  9. Anatomy of the human heart - Wikipedia

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    The heart is a muscular organ situated in the mediastinum.It consists of four chambers, four valves, two main arteries (the coronary arteries), and the conduction system. The left and right sides of the heart have different functions: the right side receives de-oxygenated blood through the superior and inferior venae cavae and pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery, and the left ...