aorta
Heart's primary highway
The aorta is the main artery carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
It arches from the left ventricle and descends through the chest and abdomen, branching into smaller arteries that supply oxygenated blood to all organs and tissues.
The surgeon repaired a tear in the aorta.
Moving upward
- archCurved spanning structure
- descendingMoving downward
- thoracicOf the chest region
- abdominalOf the belly region
isthmus · coarctation · bifurcation · root · annulus · sinus · hiatus · rupture
Essential connection to safety
- centralIn the middle, primary
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- mainChief or primary element
- essentialFundamentally necessary
core · crucial · artery · backbone · conduit · channel · thoroughfare · highway
Vascular fluid movement
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- pressureForce upon contact
pulse · waveform · systole · diastole · afterload · resistance · compliance
Pertaining to the heart
- ventricleHollow organ chamber
- valveFluid flow controller
- outflowFluid exiting a system
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
coronary · regurgitation · stenosis · bicuspid · root · annulus
Arterial wall bulge
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- coarctationCongenital vascular narrowing
stenosis · rupture · occlusion · thrombosis · embolism · calcification · inflammation · trauma
Major neck artery
- subclavianBeneath the collarbone
- celiacPertaining to the abdomen
- mesentericOf abdominal organ supports
- renalOf the kidneys
iliac · intercostal · lumbar · coronary · vertebral · splenic · hepatic · gastric
Artery's innermost layer
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- elastinProtein enabling tissue recoil
- collagenStructural body protein
tunica · wall · lumen · layers · elasticity · compliance · stiffness · thickness
Imaging of blood vessels
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
graft · repair · surgery · catheterization · replacement · imaging · diagnosis · monitoring
ascending
Moving upward
- archCurved spanning structure
- descendingMoving downward
- thoracicOf the chest region
abdominal · isthmus · coarctation · bifurcation · root · annulus · sinus · hiatus · rupture · dissection
lifeline
Essential connection to safety
essential · core · crucial · artery · backbone · conduit · channel · thoroughfare · highway · lifeblood
bloodflow
Vascular fluid movement
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
pressure · pulse · waveform · systole · diastole · afterload · resistance · compliance
cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
ejection · coronary · regurgitation · stenosis · bicuspid · root · annulus
aneurysm
Arterial wall bulge
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
coarctation · stenosis · rupture · occlusion · thrombosis · embolism · calcification · inflammation · trauma
carotid
Major neck artery
- subclavianBeneath the collarbone
- celiacPertaining to the abdomen
- mesentericOf abdominal organ supports
renal · iliac · intercostal · lumbar · coronary · vertebral · splenic · hepatic · gastric · gonadal
intima
Artery's innermost layer
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- elastinProtein enabling tissue recoil
collagen · tunica · wall · lumen · layers · elasticity · compliance · stiffness · thickness · diameter
angiography
Imaging of blood vessels
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
stent · graft · repair · surgery · catheterization · replacement · imaging · diagnosis · monitoring
- cardiologyheart attack, heart failure, heart rate, heartbeat, cardiologist
- arteriescarotid artery, coronary artery, coronary, femoral artery, femoral
- blood vesselsarteries, artery, vein, veins, capillaries
- thoraxthorax, chest, ribcage, chest cavity, chest wall
- chest vesselssuperior vena cava, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, pulmonary veins, coronary arteries
- great vesselsvena cava, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava
aortavena cava
Large vessel entering heart
pulmonary vein · vein · inferior vena cava · superior vena cava · pulmonary artery
- aortic valveHeart's arterial flap
- aortic aneurysmBulging in major artery
- aortic archCurved section of main artery
- aortic bypassGrafted vessel around blockage