Aorta in a sentence

The Aorta screening uses ultrasound to look at the size and blood flow of the Abdominal Aorta.

Aorta The aorta is the root systemic artery.

A second, dorsal aorta carries oxygenated blood from the gills to the rest of the body, and is homologous with the descending aorta of tetrapods.

Dissection of the ascending aorta (type A) is a surgical emergency while dissection of the descending aorta (type B) can possibly be managed medically.

Following the aortic arch, the aorta then travels inferiorly as the descending aorta.

McDonald's Blood Flow in Arteries: Theoretical, Experimental and Clinical Principles. 4th ed. London, UK: Edward Arnold; 1998 When the left ventricle contracts to force blood into the aorta, the aorta expands.

Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is highest in the aorta and the MAP decreases across the circulation from aorta to arteries to arterioles to capillaries to veins back to atrium.

The aorta begins to descend in the thoracic cavity, and consequently is known as the thoracic aorta.

The researchers tested blood pressure and the stiffness of each participant's aorta -- the body's major artery -- before they embarked on six months of training and again after they completed the marathon.

A biomimetic blood vessel was fabricated using a modified 3-D cell printing technique and bioinks, which were formulated from smooth muscle cells from a human aorta and endothelial cells from an umbilical vein.

Back in 2016, when she still only 16 months old, Nadia was diagnosed with a vascular ring, an abnormal formation of the aorta.

Carla Jeffreys broke several bones and has a tear in her aorta.

An already weakened aorta like one with an aneurysm is more likely to experience an aortic dissection.

He also suffered various rib fractures, a fractured sternum, his aorta was stented, a fractured right wrist and various other more minor injuries including possible concussion/head injury and left ear deafness.

High blood pressure, atherosclerosis, increasing age, various blood vessel and connective tissue disorders, and anything else that can weaken the walls of the aorta can also increase your risk.

In 2016, Briana was found to have a rare tumor in her abdomen wrapped around her aorta, the largest artery in the body.

According to Difore's Atlas of Histology the walls of aorta are elastic.

A coarctation of the aorta in a female is suggestive of Turner syndrome, and suggests the need for further tests, such as a karyotype.

Another system divides the aorta with respect to its course and the direction of blood flow.

Aortic pressure is highest at the aorta and becomes less pulsatile and lower pressure as blood vessels divide into arteries, arterioles, and capillaries such that flow is slow and smooth for gases and nutrient exchange.