Preferred Label : descending aorta;
Uberon definition : The descending aorta is the portion of the aorta in a two-pass circulatory system
from the arch of aorta to the point where it divides into the common iliac arteries[GO].
The descending aorta is part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The descending
aorta is the part of the aorta beginning at the aortic arch that runs down through
the chest and abdomen. The descending aorta is divided into two portions, the thoracic
and 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 arteries which serve the legs. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : pars descendens aortae;
Uberon Development note : results from fusion of left and right dorsal aortae;
Origin ID : 0001514;
UMLS CUI : C0011666;
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The descending aorta is the portion of the aorta in a two-pass circulatory system
from the arch of aorta to the point where it divides into the common iliac arteries[GO].
The descending aorta is part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The descending
aorta is the part of the aorta beginning at the aortic arch that runs down through
the chest and abdomen. The descending aorta is divided into two portions, the thoracic
and 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 arteries which serve the legs. [WP,unvetted].