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Yes, and no. THE aorta is the bodies main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body. The aortic valve is a heart valve that, as you would expect, lies at the junction of the heart and the aorta. It prevents blood from flowing back into the heart once it has entered the aorta.
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Is the aorta an artery or a vein?
it is a VEIN <3
What is an aorta a artery vein or capillary?
The aorta is the largest artery.
What vein or artery divides into the left and right pulmonary arteries?
Pulmonary trunk
What vessel does oxygenated blood leave the heart?
Oxygenated blood enters the heart in the pulmonary vein. It passes through the left ventricle, before exiting in the aorta.
What is the largest a vein or artery in the human body?
For veins the longest is The great saphenous vein. For arteries width wise it would be the aorta but length it's the the superficial femoral artery.
Is the aorta an artery or a vein?
it is a VEIN <3
Were is your aorta vein?
In your heart
What is an aorta a artery vein or capillary?
The aorta is the largest artery.
What is the major vein of the heart?
Aorta
What is the opposite of aorta?
Vena cava. Whereas the aorta is the body's largest artery, the vena cava is the biggest vein.
A vein bringing blood out of your leg?
this vein is called the great saphenous vein
What is the vein found outside the heart?
aorta
Does vena cava or aorta have thicker walls?
The aorta has thicker walls as it is an artery not vein.
Blood Oozing but not severly from a wound?
vein
Where does maximum concentration of urea occurs in dorsal aorta or hepatic portal vein?
portal vein
What is the largest vein in your circulatory system?
The one going TO the heart from the body probably. I think the pulmonary vein which goes to the heart from the lungs at the heart is probably the same size due to the amount of blood that flows to the heart.
Is the aorta the largest vein in the heart?
No. It is the largest artery in the body.
