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In fetal circulation the small vessel connecting the pulmonary artery with the descending thoracic aorta is called the?
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ductus arteriosum
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What body cavity is the ascending aorta found?
Ascending aorta, arch of aorta and the descending aorta are located in your thoracic cavity.
What aorta turns inferiorly behind the heart?
The descending aorta.The aorta is divided in ascending, aortic arch, descending, thoracic, and abdominal.
Name all of the different sections of the aorta?
Ascending, arch, descending thoracic and abdominal
What divides the thoracic aorta from the inferior abdominal aorta?
The diaphragm divides the thoracic and abdominal aorta. These are both parts of the descending aorta, extending from the aortic arch.
What is the fate of the ductus arteriosus?
The ductus arteriousus connects the pulmonary artery with the descending thoracic aorta, allowing the blood to enter into the fetal circulation without going through the lungs. This structure closes at birth and becomes the "ligamentum arteriosus."
Most of the lymph returns to the venous circulation by way of the?
Thoracic duct
Lymph returns to the venous circulation by way of what?
left thoracic duct
What is it when the aorta arches and begins descending down along the spine then goes through the diaphragm?
thoracic aorta
What is the name of the missing artery between the ascending aorta and descending thoracic aorta?
The Arch, but is not missing anyway
What are the 4 parts of the aorta?
The aorta consists of : the ascending aorta, the arch of the aorta, the thoracic portion of the descending aorta, and the abdominal portion of the descending aorta.
What doctor uses surgery to diagnose and treat diseases of the chest?
Thoracic Surgeon
What is another name for thoracic aorta?
A tortuous thoracic aorta is an aorta that is twisted or misshapen in some people. This can lead to discomfort in some people, but no effects at all in others.
