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From the case: Aorta - diagrams

Modality: Diagram

Diagram of the Aorta

Simplified diagram outlining the major parts of the aorta

Aorta

Aorta - diagrams

contributed by Dr Frank Gaillard on May 2, 2008

Systems: Vascular

Cardiac

Chest

Section: Anatomy

Tags: vascular

refs

thoracic aortic injury

aorta

illustrations by frank gaillard

Modality: Diagram

Diagram of the Aorta

Simplified diagram outlining the major parts of the aorta

Aorta

From the case:

Aorta - diagrams - “Diagrams depicting the ascending aorta and an overview of the aorta. Author: Frank Gaillard License: CC-NC-BY-SA”

Used in the following articles:

Aorta - “The aorta is the largest artery of the human body, and it caries the blood ejected from the left ventricle. It is divided into: thoracic aorta ...”
Thoracic aorta - “The thoracic aorta is the most superior division of the aorta and is itself divided into three sections: ascending aortaaortic archdescending...”
Thoracic aortic injury - “Thoracic aortic injury is a life threatening, and often life ending event. It can result from either blunt or penetrating trauma blunt trauma (more...”

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