ASICS (ã¢ã·ãã¯ã¹, Ashikkusu) is a Japanese athletic equipment company which produces footwear and sports equipment designed for a wide range of sports, generally in the upper price range.The name is an acronym for the Latin phrase anima sana in corpore sano which translates as a healthy soul in a healthy body.ts founder, Kihachiro Onitsuka, began manufacturing basketball shoes in his home town of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Soon after the range of sports activities widened to a variety of Olympic styles used throughout the '50s, '60s and '70s by athletes worldwide.
The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body. It carries freshly oxygenated blood out of the heart so that it can be distributed to the circulatory system. In most people, the aorta follows a relatively straight path, but in people with tortuous aorta, the vessel may be twisted or distorted.
Noun. 1. aorta-the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries. arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery-a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body.ascending aorta-the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle.aortic arch-the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward. descending aorta-the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae. abdominal aorta-a branch of the descending aorta.scending aorta-the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle. aortic arch-the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward. descending aorta-the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae. abdominal aorta-a branch of the descending aorta.