What is the Descending Aorta? - Cleveland Clinic
What is the descending aorta? Your descending aorta is the longest part of your aorta, which is the largest artery in your body. It carries oxygen-rich blood from your heart through your chest and abdomen (belly). It also branches off into smaller arteries in many places to supply blood to other parts of your body.
Descending aorta - Wikipedia
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 Aorta - Branches - Aortic Arch - TeachMeAnatomy
2024年4月21日 · The aorta can be divided into four sections: the ascending aorta, the aortic arch, the thoracic (descending) aorta and the abdominal aorta. It terminates at the level of L4 by bifurcating into the left and right common iliac arteries. The aorta classified as a large elastic artery, and more information on its internal structure can be found here.
Aorta: Anatomy, branches, supply - Kenhub
2023年10月30日 · The descending aorta is the largest part of the aorta. It arises as a continuation of the aortic arch after the branching of the left subclavian artery. As previously mentioned, the descending aorta is divided into the thoracic aorta and the abdominal aorta, which are anatomically separated by the diaphragm. Thoracic aorta
Aorta: Anatomy and Function - Cleveland Clinic
Ascending aorta: Upward curve that occurs shortly after the aorta leaves the heart. Aortic arch: Curved segment that gives the aorta its cane-like shape. It bridges the ascending and descending aorta. Descending aorta: Long, straight segment that runs from your chest (thoracic aorta) to your abdominal area (abdominal aorta).
Anatomy, Thorax, Heart Aorta - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年7月24日 · The aorta is the largest vessel within the human body. It originates from the left ventricle of the heart anterior to the pulmonary artery before arching posteriorly and descending along the posterior mediastinum. It descends to the level of the L4 vertebral body where it bifurcates into the left and right common iliac arteries.
18.10A: The Aorta and Its Branches - Medicine LibreTexts
The descending aorta is the largest artery in the body; it runs from the heart down the length of the chest and abdomen. It is divided into two portions, the thoracic and abdominal, in correspondence with the two great cavities of the trunk in which it sits.
Aorta: Anatomy, Function, and Signs of a Problem - Verywell Health
2024年11月9日 · Descending aorta: This is the part of the aorta that travels downward from the aortic arch through the chest. It is also known as descending thoracic aorta or simply thoracic aorta. Abdominal aorta: This is the final part of the aorta.
Thoracic (Descending) Aorta: Anatomy & Branches | Kenhub
2014年6月9日 · In its course the aorta descends through the abdomen to split up into the common iliac arteries. The part travelling through the chest is called thoracic, or descending aorta. This segment...
18.3: Branches of the Aorta - Biology LibreTexts
The aorta ascends (ascending aorta), arches (aortic arch), and then descends (descending aorta) posterior to the heart through the thoracic cavity (thoracic aorta), through the diagram and then through the abdominal cavity (abdominal aorta).