The aorta artery: the main highway of blood in your body

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The aorta artery: the main highway of blood in your body

The aorta is in charge of transporting 200 million liters of oxygenated blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the entire body, being the largest artery of the circulatory system. According to this society, the aorta ascends forming the aortic arch, from where arteries are born that carry blood to the head, neck and upper extremities. Then, it descends as a thoracic aorta through the chest and continues as an abdominal aorta upon reaching…