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  2. Aorta - Wikipedia

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    The aorta (/ eɪ ˈ ɔːr t ə / ay-OR-tə; pl.: aortas or aortae) is the main and largest artery in the human body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart, branching upwards immediately after, and extending down to the abdomen, where it splits at the aortic bifurcation into two smaller arteries (the common iliac arteries).

  3. List of arteries of the human body - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of arteries of the human body. The aorta; The arteries of the head and neck. The common carotid artery. The external carotid artery; The triangles of the neck; The internal carotid artery; The arteries of the brain; The arteries of the upper extremity The subclavian artery; The axilla. The axillary artery; The brachial artery ...

  4. Artery - Wikipedia

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    The aorta is the largest blood vessel in human body The aorta is the root systemic artery (i.e., main artery). In humans, it receives blood directly from the left ventricle of the heart via the aortic valve .

  5. Abdominal aorta - Wikipedia

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    The abdominal aorta lies slightly to the left of the midline of the body. It is covered, anteriorly, by the lesser omentum and stomach , behind which are the branches of the celiac artery and the celiac plexus ; below these, by the lienal vein (splenic vein), are the pancreas , the left renal vein , the inferior part of the duodenum , the ...

  6. Descending aorta - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the descending aorta is part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The descending aorta begins at the aortic arch and runs down through the chest and abdomen . The descending aorta anatomically consists of two portions or segments, the thoracic and the abdominal aorta, in correspondence with the two great cavities of ...

  7. Great arteries - Wikipedia

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    The great arteries originate from the aortic arches during embryonic development.The aortic arches start as five pairs of symmetrical vessels connecting the heart with the dorsal aorta but then undergo a significant remodelling, [1] in which some of these vessels regress (aortic arches 1 and 2), the 3rd pair of arches contribute to form the common carotids, the right 4th will contribute to the ...

  8. Largest body part - Wikipedia

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    The longest bone in the human body is the femur. [23] The largest artery is the aorta [24] and the largest vein is the inferior vena cava. [25] The largest internal organ (by mass) is the liver, with an average of 1.6 kilograms (3.5 pounds). [26] The largest external organ, which is also the largest organ in general, is the skin. [27]

  9. Arterial tree - Wikipedia

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    artery of bulb of penis in males / artery of bulb of vestibule in females; dorsal artery of penis in males / dorsal artery of clitoris in females; deep artery of penis in males / deep artery of clitoris in females; inferior gluteal artery. Accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve; Uterine artery (females) / deferential artery (males) Vaginal ...