loading...| Preferred Name | ascending aorta | |
| Synonyms |
pars ascendens aortae aorta ascendens ascending thoracic aorta |
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| Definitions |
The ascending aorta is the portion of the aorta in a two-pass circulatory system that lies between the heart and the arch of aorta[GO]. A portion of the aorta commencing at the upper part of the base of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower border of the third costal cartilage behind the left half of the sternum; it passes obliquely upward, forward, and to the right, in the direction of the heart's axis, as high as the upper border of the second right costal cartilage, describing a slight curve in its course, and being situated, about 6 cm behind the posterior surface of the sternum. The total length is about 5 cm in length [Wikipedia]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001496 |
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SCTID:181299009 Wikipedia:Ascending_aorta NCIT:C32150 EHDAA2:0000147 UMLS:C0003956 EMAPA:17014 EHDAA:9828 FMA:3736 MA:0002570 |
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| definition |
The ascending aorta is the portion of the aorta in a two-pass circulatory system that lies between the heart and the arch of aorta[GO]. A portion of the aorta commencing at the upper part of the base of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower border of the third costal cartilage behind the left half of the sternum; it passes obliquely upward, forward, and to the right, in the direction of the heart's axis, as high as the upper border of the second right costal cartilage, describing a slight curve in its course, and being situated, about 6 cm behind the posterior surface of the sternum. The total length is about 5 cm in length [Wikipedia]. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Gray506.svg |
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| has_exact_synonym |
ascending thoracic aorta pars ascendens aortae |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
pars ascendens aortae aorta ascendens |
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| id |
UBERON:0001496 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
ascending aorta |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001496 |
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| prefLabel |
ascending aorta |
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