#aorta  the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
  supertype:  arteria__artery  a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
  subtype:  ascending_aorta  the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle
  subtype:  aortic_arch  the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward
  subtype:  descending_aorta  the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae
  subtype:  abdominal_aorta  a branch of the descending aorta
  subtype:  thoracic_aorta  a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries

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