Aorta
Segments of
the aorta, including: Thoracic aorta Ascending aorta Tortic arch Descending thoracic aorta Abdominal aorta Suprarenal abdominal aorta Infrarenal abdominal aorta
The aorta, the great artery, is the largest artery of the human body and carries oxygenated blood ejected from the left ventricle to the systemic circulation. It is divided into:
It has branches from each section and gradually tapers down to its termination where it bifurcates into the common iliac arteries anterior to the L4 vertebral body.
Variant anatomy
- aortic anatomical variants
Siehe auch:
und weiter:
- Anomalien des Aortenbogens
- Arteria carotis communis
- Perikard
- aortopulmonales Fenster
- Zwerchfell
- retroperitoneal organs (mnemonic)
- Nussknacker-Syndrom
- Takayasu-Arteriitis
- Hiatus aorticus
- sinotubular junction
- thorakale Aortenverletzungen
- rechte Koronararterie
- great vessels
- Nabelarterienkatheter
- posterior nutcracker phenomenon
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Aorta:
