#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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