aorta

Summary

aorta is an artery^[1]. aorta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• aorta's instance of is recorded as artery^[3].
• aorta's instance of is recorded as umbrella term^[4].
• aorta's instance of is recorded as Q15057490^[5].
• aorta's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity^[6].
• aorta is a type of systemic artery^[7].
• aorta is a type of systemic arterial trunk^[8].
• aorta is a type of particular anatomical entity^[9].
• aorta is part of great arteries^[10].
• aorta is part of systemic artery^[11].
• aorta's Commons category is recorded as Aorta^[12].
• aorta is the opposite of vena cava^[13].
• aorta comprises ascending aorta^[14].
• aorta comprises aortic arch^[15].
• aorta comprises descending aorta^[16].
• aorta's found in taxon is recorded as human^[17].
• aorta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aorta^[18].
• aorta's represents is recorded as thoracic aorta^[19].
• aorta's represents is recorded as aortic arch^[20].
• aorta's represents is recorded as abdominal aorta^[21].
• aorta's represents is recorded as ascending aorta^[22].
• aorta's represents is recorded as descending aorta^[23].
• aorta's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• aorta's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[25].
• aorta's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• aorta's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12669^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include artery^[3], umbrella term^[4], Q15057490^[5], and class of anatomical entity^[6]. Recorded subclass of include systemic artery^[7], systemic arterial trunk^[8], and particular anatomical entity^[9]. aorta is the opposite of vena cava^[13].

Use and Application

Components include ascending aorta^[14], an artery^[28]; aortic arch^[15], an artery^[29]; and descending aorta^[16], an artery^[30]. Part of include great arteries^[10], an artery^[31] and systemic artery^[11].

Why It Matters

aorta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] aorta is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]