The embryonic right and left aortas that develop in parallel with the heart and gain access to it via the aortic arches. Later the paired dorsal aortic anlagen unite and finally form the unpaired descending aorta of the adult. [ http://www.embryology.ch/anglais/pcardio/arterien02.html ]

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eriksegerdell

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2015-05-16T14:25:29Z

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right dorsal aorta

left dorsal aorta

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paired dorsal aortae

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xenopus_anatomy

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XAO:0005019

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