the aorta connects to the heart at the left ventricle.
the aorta connects to the heart at the left ventricle.
where does the aorta connect to the heart?
the left ventricle
the descending thoracic aorta is part of the aorta, which has different parts named according to their structure or location. the descending thoracic aorta is a continuation of the descending aorta and becomes the abdominal aorta when it passes through the diaphragm. the initial part of the aorta, the ascending aorta, rises out of the left ventricle, from which it is separated by the aortic valve. the two coronary arteries of the heart arise from the aortic root, just above the cusps of the aortic valve. the aorta then arches back over the right pulmonary artery. three vessels come out of the aortic arch: the brachiocephalic artery, the left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery. these vessels supply blood to the head, neck, thorax and upper limbs.
descending thoracic aorta
another system divides the aorta with respect to its course and the direction of blood flow. in this system, the aorta starts as the ascending aorta, travels superiorly from the heart, and then makes a hairpin turn known as the aortic arch. following the aortic arch, the aorta then travels inferiorly as the descending aorta. the descending aorta has two parts. the aorta begins to descend in the thoracic cavity and is consequently known as the thoracic aorta. after the aorta passes through the diaphragm, it is known as the abdominal aorta. the aorta ends by dividing into two major blood vessels, the common iliac arteries and a smaller midline vessel, the median sacral artery.
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