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What is a cavity that houses body organs called?
A cavity that houses body organs is called a body cavity. The main body cavities are the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity, which contain organs such as the heart, lungs, stomach, and intestines.
What body cavity is the ascending aorta found?
Ascending aorta, arch of aorta and the descending aorta are located in your thoracic cavity.
What body cavity is the aorta in?
The descending aorta is divided into two portions, the thoracic and abdominal, in correspondence with the two great cavities of the trunk in which it is situated.The descending thoracic aorta is located in posterior mediastinum.
What is the largest vessel that is attached to the heart and what does it do?
The largest vessel attached to the heart is the Aorta, and it is responsible for delivering blood to the body. It is categorized in 2 groups, the Ascending Aorta and the Descending Aorta. The Ascending aorta includes the Carotid Arteries, which deliver blood to the brain, and the Subclavian Arteries, which brings blood to the arms. The Descending Aorta is located in the thoracic cavity with the rest of the heart and Aorta and is the part of the Aorta that curves down toward the bottom of the body and branches off into other arteries which supply the bottom portion of the body with blood.
What do heart arota do in the heart?
Aorta sends oxygenated blood to body. Aorta is the biggest artery in the body.
What cavity contains the mediastinum?
The mediastinum contains the heart and its large vessels, the trachea, thymus, lymph nodes, aorta, esophagus and bronchi. It is divided into superior and inferior regions, the latter subdivided into anterior, middle, and posterior parts.
The largest artery in the body is the?
The Aorta is the biggest artery in the human body
What body cavity houses the spine?
Thoracic cavity
What is the name of the main artery which take blood from the heart to the body?
The aorta is the main artery that takes blood from the heart to the body. The aorta drains the left atrium.
What is the cavity inside the trunk of the body?
The cavity inside the trunk of the body is called the thoracic cavity. It houses the heart and lungs and is surrounded by the ribs and chest muscles. The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity below.
What body cavity houses the reproductive organs?
pelvic cavity
What is the name of the great artery leading from the heart to the body?
the aorta which is located on top of the heart.
