Descending aorta
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Described what the descending aorta is, instead of just its two major portions
{{Infobox Artery |
Name = {{PAGENAME}} |
Latin = pars descendens aortae, aorta descendens |
GraySubject = 153 |
GrayPage = 598 |
Image = Gray506.svg |
Caption = Plan of the branches. |
Image2 = Gray530.png |
Caption2 = The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. |
BranchFrom = [[Aorta]] |
BranchTo = [[Thoracic aorta]]<BR>[[Abdominal aorta]] |
Vein = |
Supplies = |
MeshName = Aorta,+Thoracic |
MeshNumber = A07.231.114.056.372 |
DorlandsPre = p_07 |
DorlandsSuf = 12616698 |
}}
The '''descending aorta''' is part of the [[Aorta|aorta]], the largest artery in the body. The descending aorta is the part of the aorta beginning at the [[Aortic arch|aortic arch]] that runs down through the [[Chest|chest]] and [[Abdomen|abdomen]]. The descending aorta is divided into two portions, the [[Thoracic aorta|thoracic]] and [[Abdominal aorta|abdominal]], in correspondence with the two great cavities of the trunk in which it is situated. Within the abdomen, the descending aorta branches into the two [[Common iliac artery|common iliac arteries]] which serve the legs.
==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|19|04|03}} - "Left side of the [[mediastinum]]."
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[[pt:Aorta descendente]]