aortic arch

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Definition of aortic arch in English English dictionary: the curved portion of the aorta (the large blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body); the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward; 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
aortic arch syndrome: Takayasu's arteritis

aortic arch

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a·or·tic arch

eyôrtîk ärç

/āˈôrtək ˈärʧ/ /eɪˈɔːrtɪk ˈɑːrʧ/

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