The part of the aorta that connects the ascending(just as it leaves the heart) with the descending aorta It is significant for two major reasons The major vessels to the head and arms branch off the aortic arch Baroreceptors and chemoreceptors are located on the aortic arch Press the "back" button to return to where you came from
One of a series of paired arteries in a vertebrate embryo that connects the ventral arterial system to the dorsal arterial system