Preferred Name |
aorta |
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Synonyms |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000947 |
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connected to | ||
depicted_by |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Aorta_scheme.jpg |
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label |
aorta |
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part_of | ||
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0000947 |
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prefLabel |
aorta |
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RO_0002175 | ||
treeView | ||
UBPROP_0000007 |
aortic |
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UBPROP_0000008 |
All amniotes have a broadly similar arrangement to that of humans, albeit with a number of individual variations. In fish, however, there are two separate vessels referred to as aortas. The ventral aorta carries de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the gills; part of this vessel forms the ascending aorta in tetrapods (the remainder forms the pulmonary artery). A second, dorsal aorta carries oxygenated blood from the gills to the rest of the body, and is homologous with the descending aorta of tetrapods. The two aortas are connected by a number of vessels, one passing through each of the gills. Amphibians also retain the fifth connecting vessel, so that the aorta has two parallel arches |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003509 |