loading...| Preferred Name |
aorta |
| Synonyms |
trunk of systemic arterial tree dorsal aorta trunk of aortic tree arteria maxima |
| Definitions |
The main trunk of the systemic arterial system that carries blood from the heart to all the organs and other structures of the body, bringing oxygenated blood to all parts of the body in the systemic circulation. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000947 |
| connected to | |
| database_cross_reference |
EFO:0000265 Wikipedia:Aorta EMAPA:18601 MA:0000062 BTO:0000135 MESH:D001011 MAT:0000035 XAO:0003010 UMLS:C0003483 SCTID:181298001 CALOHA:TS-0046 AAO:0010213 GAID:469 FMA:3734 EV:0100027 galen:Aorta VHOG:0001523 MIAA:0000035 NCIT:C12669 |
| definition |
The main trunk of the systemic arterial system that carries blood from the heart to all the organs and other structures of the body, bringing oxygenated blood to all parts of the body in the systemic circulation. |
| depicted by |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Aorta_scheme.jpg |
| editor note |
This class is currently a mixed bag, encompassing (1) the entirety of the mammalian aorta together with (2) the developmental and phylogenetic homologs of its segments: the ventral aorta and dorsal aortae. |
| external_definition |
The main artery of the circulatory system which carries oxygenated blood from the heart to all the arteries of the body except those of the lungs.[AAO] |
| has exact synonym |
trunk of systemic arterial tree trunk of aortic tree |
| has narrow synonym |
dorsal aorta |
| has related synonym |
arteria maxima |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_relational_adjective |
aortic |
| homology_notes |
When vertebrates first appeared, they must have possessed a ventral and dorsal aorta with aortic arches between them.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0000947 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#grouping_class http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
aorta |
| located in | |
| notation |
UBERON:0000947 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
aorta |
| present_in_taxon | |
| taxon_notes |
All amniotes have a broadly similar arrangement to that of humans, albeit with a number of individual variations. In fish, however, there are two separate vessels referred to as aortas. The ventral aorta carries de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the gills; part of this vessel forms the ascending aorta in tetrapods (the remainder forms the pulmonary 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. The two aortas are connected by a number of vessels, one passing through each of the gills. Amphibians also retain the fifth connecting vessel, so that the aorta has two parallel arches |
| treeView | |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003509 |