Aorta:
The Aorta is the largest blood vessel in the entire body. It transports oxygenated blood from
the left ventricle to the entire body.
Parts of the Aorta:
3. The next part is
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4. The blood vessels that
called the
feed the brain and your
ascending aorta
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arms come from the aortic
which leads to the
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coronary arteries, the blood
vessels that feed the heart,
5. Next, the aorta moves
branch off of the aorta
downward and is then
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called the descending
aorta
1. The aorta starts with the
aortic valve
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