The part of the aorta that extends from the arch of the aorta to the diaphragm, and from which arises numerous branches that supply oxygenated blood to the chest cage and the organs within the chest. [ MP:0009868 ]
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cross reference
- EFO:0002527
- SCTID:181301002
- MA:0002572
- EMAPA:18605
- FMA:87217
Subsets
efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
Subclass of:
- subdivision of tube
- contributes to morphology of some thoracic aorta
- part of some thoracic aorta
- part of some descending aorta
- contributes to morphology of some descending aorta
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