MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Aortic: Pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. “Aortic” is in common usage as, for example, in an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Detailed explanation-2: -The aortic arch is the portion of the aorta that is in the shape of an arch and connects the ascending aorta with the descending aorta. The major arteries that stem from the arch are: the brachiocephalic artery, the left carotid artery and the left subclavian artery.

Detailed explanation-3: -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".

Detailed explanation-4: -The aorta is a large, cane-shaped vessel that delivers oxygen-rich blood to your body. It starts in the lower-left part of the heart and passes through the chest and abdomen. Along the way, blood vessels branch off the aorta, extending to organs and supporting tissue.