Assertion: thoracic aorta | /r/CapableOf | enter abdominal cavity
Facets:
value: through the diaphragm
type: MANNER
value: to become
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: When the thoracic aorta reaches the bottom of the thorax it passes through the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm at the level of vertebra T12 and enters the abdominal cavity to become the abdominal aorta.
text: The thoracic aorta is called the abdominal aorta because it enters the abdominal cavity through the diaphragm and it lies at the posterior abdominal wall, anterior to the vertebral column.