Aorta
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The aorta, the great artery, is the largest artery of the human body and carries oxygenated blood ejected from the left ventricle to the systemic circulation. It is divided into:
It has branches from each section and gradually tapers down to its termination where it bifurcates into the common iliac arteries anterior to the L4 vertebral body.
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Related pathology
-</ul><p>It has branches from each section and gradually tapers down to its termination where it bifurcates into the common iliac arteries anterior to the L4 vertebral body.</p><h4>Variant anatomy</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/aorta-variants-1">aortic anatomical variants</a></li></ul>- +</ul><p>It has branches from each section and gradually tapers down to its termination where it bifurcates into the common iliac arteries anterior to the L4 vertebral body.</p><h4>Variant anatomy</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/aorta-variants-1">aortic anatomical variants</a></li></ul><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul>
- +<li><a title="Aortic aneurysm" href="/articles/aortic-aneurysm-1">aortic aneurysm</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Aortic pseudoaneurysm" href="/articles/aortic-pseudoaneurysm">aortic pseudoaneurysm</a></li>
- +</ul><p> </p>