Assertion: aorta | /r/CapableOf | continue past the end of the aortic arch
Facets:
value: downward
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Components of the Aorta Vessel Description Aorta Largest artery in the body, originating from the left ventricle and descending to the abdominal region, where it bifurcates into the common iliac arteries at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra; arteries originating from the aorta distribute blood to virtually all tissues of the body Ascending aorta Initial portion of the aorta, rising superiorly from the left ventricle for a distance of approximately 5 cm Aortic arch Graceful arc to the left that connects the ascending aorta to the descending aorta; ends at the intervertebral disk between the fourth and fifth thoracic vertebrae Descending aorta Portion of the aorta that continues inferiorly past the end of the aortic arch; subdivided into the thoracic aorta and the abdominal aorta Thoracic aorta Portion of the descending aorta superior to the aortic hiatus Abdominal aorta Portion of the aorta inferior to the aortic hiatus and superior to the common iliac arteries
text: descending aorta: portion of the aorta that continues downward past the end of the aortic arch; subdivided into the thoracic aorta and the abdominal aorta