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The aorta is usually divided into five segments/sections:

  1. Ascending aorta: the section between the heart and the arch of aorta

  2. Arch of aorta-the peak part that looks somewhat like an inverted "U"

  3. Descending aorta-the section from the arch of aorta to the point where it divides into the common iliac arteries

  4. Thoracic aorta-the half of the descending aorta above the diaphragm

  5. Abdominal aorta-the half of the descending aorta below the diaphragm

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