aortic arch
Heart's great bend
The aortic arch is the curved section of the aorta that rises from the heart and bends downward, forming an inverted U shape.
Major arteries branch from this arch to supply blood to the head, neck, and arms.
The surgeon repaired a tear in the aortic arch.
Movement through vessels
- circulationMovement through a system
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- pulseArterial blood throb
- systoleHeart muscle contraction phase
diastole · perfusion · baroreceptors · chemoreceptors · pressure wave · cardiac output
Arterial wall bulge
- coarctationCongenital vascular narrowing
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- hypoplasiaIncomplete organ formation
Narrow strip connecting landmasses
- mediastinumCentral chest cavity region
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
vagus nerve · superior vena cava · pulmonary artery · left ventricle
Pachyderm's elongated nose
- cannulationInserting tube into body
- cardiopulmonary bypassMachine replaces heart and lung function
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- graftIllicit political gain
Ultrasound of the heart
- fluoroscopyContinuous X-ray video imaging
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
blood flow
Movement through vessels
- circulationMovement through a system
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- pulseArterial blood throb
systole · diastole · perfusion · baroreceptors · chemoreceptors · pressure wave · cardiac output
aneurysm
Arterial wall bulge
- coarctationCongenital vascular narrowing
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
isthmus
Narrow strip connecting landmasses
- mediastinumCentral chest cavity region
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
esophagus · vagus nerve · superior vena cava · pulmonary artery · left ventricle
elephant trunk
Pachyderm's elongated nose
- cannulationInserting tube into body
- cardiopulmonary bypassMachine replaces heart and lung function
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
echocardiogram
Ultrasound of the heart
- fluoroscopyContinuous X-ray video imaging
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- arteriescarotid artery, coronary artery, coronary, femoral artery, femoral
- blood vesselsarteries, artery, vein, veins, capillaries
- thoraxthorax, chest, ribcage, chest cavity, chest wall
- X-ray anatomyskull, ribs, pelvis, sternum, clavicle
- aorta
- chest vesselssuperior vena cava, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, pulmonary veins, coronary arteries
aortic archvena cava
Large vessel entering heart
superior vena cava · inferior vena cava · pulmonary veins · jugular vein · capillaries
arch, arched, archway, arching, arches, aorta, aortic, aortas