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Aorta

Dr Jeremy Jones and Dr Frank Gaillard et al.

The aorta is the largest artery of the human body, and it caries the blood ejected from the left ventricle. It is divided into:

It has branches from each section and gradually tapers down to its termination as it divides into the common iliac arteries.

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1. Sinnatamby CS. Last's Anatomy, Regional and Applied. Churchill Livingstone. (2011) ISBN:0702033944. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
2. Clemete's Anatomy - Regional Atlas of the Human Body - 3rd Edition