aortas
Hearts' major highways
Aortas is the plural of aorta, the main artery carrying oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
It's the largest blood vessel in humans, arching from the heart and descending through the torso.
The alternate plural aortae appears in medical and anatomical writing.
Arterial wall bulge
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- coarctationCongenital vascular narrowing
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
calcification · dilation · rupture · occlusion · thrombosis · embolism · plaque · hematoma
Moving upward
- descendingMoving downward
- thoracicOf the chest region
- abdominalOf the belly region
- archCurved spanning structure
root · valve · bifurcation · iliac · renal · mesenteric · celiac · carotid
Essential connection to safety
- centralIn the middle, primary
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- lifebloodEssential animating element
- coreCentral essential portion
heart · essential · crucial · fundamental · backbone · conduit · thoroughfare · pipeline
Implanted tube for blockages
- graftIllicit political gain
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- repairRestore to working order
replacement · catheterization · angioplasty · reconstruction · prosthetic · Dacron · Gore-Tex · fenestrated
Vascular fluid movement
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- pulsatileBeating in rhythmic waves
elastin · collagen · compliance · distensibility · pressure · systole · diastole · baroreceptors
Imaging of blood vessels
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
contrast · fluoroscopy · intravascular · transesophageal · angiogram · surveillance · screening · measurement
aneurysm
Arterial wall bulge
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- coarctationCongenital vascular narrowing
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
atherosclerosis · calcification · dilation · rupture · occlusion · thrombosis · embolism · plaque · hematoma · tear
ascending
Moving upward
- descendingMoving downward
- thoracicOf the chest region
- abdominalOf the belly region
arch · root · valve · bifurcation · iliac · renal · mesenteric · celiac · carotid · subclavian
lifeline
Essential connection to safety
- centralIn the middle, primary
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- lifebloodEssential animating element
core · heart · essential · crucial · fundamental · backbone · conduit · thoroughfare · pipeline
stent
Implanted tube for blockages
repair · replacement · catheterization · angioplasty · reconstruction · prosthetic · Dacron · Gore-Tex · fenestrated · hybrid
bloodflow
Vascular fluid movement
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
pulsatile · elastin · collagen · compliance · distensibility · pressure · systole · diastole · baroreceptors · resistance
angiography
Imaging of blood vessels
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
Doppler · contrast · fluoroscopy · intravascular · transesophageal · angiogram · surveillance · screening · measurement · diameter
aortasvena cava
Large vessel entering heart
veins · superior vena cava · inferior vena cava · pulmonary veins · jugular veins
- aortic valveHeart's arterial flap
- aortic aneurysmBulging in major artery
- aortic archCurved section of main artery
- aortic bypassGrafted vessel around blockage