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Ascending aorta
Part of the heart / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ascending aorta (AAo)[1] is a portion of the aorta commencing at the upper part of the base of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower border of the third costal cartilage behind the left half of the sternum.
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Ascending aorta | |
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![]() The ascending aorta and aortic arch with their branches | |
![]() Course of the ascending aorta (anterior view), as it passes dorsally to the pulmonary trunk but ventrally to the right pulmonary artery. | |
Details | |
Precursor | Truncus arteriosus |
Source | Left ventricle |
Branches | Left coronary artery, right coronary artery and continues as the aortic arch |
Vein | Combination of superior and inferior vena cava and coronary sinus |
Supplies | The entire body, with exception of the respiratory zone of the lung |
Identifiers | |
Latin | aorta ascendens, pars ascendens aortae |
TA98 | A12.2.03.001 |
TA2 | 4176 |
FMA | 3736 |
Anatomical terminology |
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