ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY OF THE HEART

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The aorta is
A
a vein
B
an artery
C
a valve
D
a capillary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The aorta is the largest artery of the body and carries blood from the heart to the circulatory system. It has several sections: The Aortic Root, the transition point where blood first exits the heart, functions as the water main of the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -The aorta is an elastic artery, and as such is quite distensible. The aorta consists of a heterogeneous mixture of smooth muscle, nerves, intimal cells, endothelial cells, fibroblast-like cells, and a complex extracellular matrix.

Detailed explanation-3: -This artery is responsible for transporting oxygen rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body. The aorta begins at the left ventricle of the heart, extending upward into the chest to form an arch. It then continues downward into the abdomen, where it branches into the iliac arteries just above the pelvis.

Detailed explanation-4: -The aorta is the largest artery in the body. The aorta begins at the top of the left ventricle, the heart’s muscular pumping chamber. The heart pumps blood from the left ventricle into the aorta through the aortic valve.

Detailed explanation-5: -aorta, from Gk. aorte, term applied by Aristotle to the great artery of the heart, lit. “what is hung up, ” from aeirein “to raise, ” of unknown origin, related to the second element in meteor (falling stars). Used earlier by Hippocrates of the bronchial tubes".

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