largest artery in the body which has its origin at the heart It gives off branches to the extremities, neck and major organs for the purpose of supplying oxygenated blood
The aorta is the main artery of the body from which all others derive; it arises from the left ventricle of the heart, arches over the top of the heart and descends in front of the backbone, giving off large and small branches and finally dividing to form the right and left iliac arteries in the legs
The main blood vessel carrying all of the fresh blood out of the heart to the body The aorta comes directly out of the heart and then courses through the body providing branches which deliver nourishing blood supply to every organ and tissue
The largest vessel of the systemic arterial system, from which the main arteries carrying oxygenated blood branch and subdivide into smaller and smaller vessels
The main artery of the body, which carries blood from the left ventricle to smaller arteries throughout the body The aorta also supplies blood directly to the heart via the coronary arteries
The aorta is the main artery through which blood leaves your heart before it flows through the rest of your body. the largest artery that takes blood away from your heart (aorte, from aeirein ). Artery that carries blood from the heart to all the organs and structures of the body. Where the left ventricle opens into the aorta, a valve prevents backflow of blood into the heart. The aorta ascends from the heart, arches over it to the left, then descends into the trunk. Arteries branch off along its length until it divides at hip level into arteries that go to the legs