Uberon definition : The dorsal aorta is a blood vessel in a single-pass circulatory system that carries
oxygenated blood from the gills to the rest of the body. In a single-pass circulatory
system blood passes once through the heart to supply the body once.;
Uberon synonym : DA;
Uberon related term : dorsal aortæ; dorsal aortae; dorsal aortic root; dorsal aorta root;
Uberon Homology note : When vertebrates first appeared, they must have possessed a ventral and dorsal aorta
with aortic arches between them.[well established][VHOG];
The dorsal aorta is a blood vessel in a single-pass circulatory system that carries
oxygenated blood from the gills to the rest of the body. In a single-pass circulatory
system blood passes once through the heart to supply the body once.