loading...| Preferred Name | aorta | |
| Synonyms |
dorsal aorta arteria maxima trunk of aortic tree trunk of systemic arterial tree |
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| Definitions |
The main trunk of the systemic arterial system that carries blood from the heart to all the organs and other structures of the body, bringing oxygenated blood to all parts of the body in the systemic circulation. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000947 |
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| database_cross_reference |
galen:Aorta MESH:D001011 UMLS:C0003483 CALOHA:TS-0046 MAT:0000035 XAO:0003010 MIAA:0000035 EMAPA:18601 NCIT:C12669 EFO:0000265 SCTID:181298001 BTO:0000135 Wikipedia:Aorta VHOG:0001523 AAO:0010213 EV:0100027 FMA:3734 GAID:469 MA:0000062 |
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| definition |
The main trunk of the systemic arterial system that carries blood from the heart to all the organs and other structures of the body, bringing oxygenated blood to all parts of the body in the systemic circulation. |
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| depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Aorta_scheme.jpg |
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| editor note |
This class is currently a mixed bag, encompassing (1) the entirety of the mammalian aorta together with (2) the developmental and phylogenetic homologs of its segments: the ventral aorta and dorsal aortae. |
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| external_definition |
The main artery of the circulatory system which carries oxygenated blood from the heart to all the arteries of the body except those of the lungs.[AAO] |
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| has_exact_synonym |
trunk of aortic tree trunk of systemic arterial tree |
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| has_narrow_synonym |
dorsal aorta |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
arteria maxima |
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| has_relational_adjective |
aortic |
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| homology_notes |
When vertebrates first appeared, they must have possessed a ventral and dorsal aorta with aortic arches between them.[well established][VHOG] |
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| id |
UBERON:0000947 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
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| label |
aorta |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000947 |
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| preferred label |
aorta |
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| prefLabel |
aorta |
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| taxon_notes |
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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