• 531 The abdominal aorta and its branches. (theodora.com)
  • The abdominal aorta (Fig. 531) begins at the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm, in front of the lower border of the body of the last thoracic vertebra, and, descending in front of the vertebral column, ends on the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra, commonly a little to the left of the middle line, (* 103 by dividing into the two common iliac arteries. (theodora.com)
  • The branches of the abdominal aorta may be divided into three sets: visceral, parietal, and terminal. (theodora.com)
  • Belly (abdominal aorta). (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the reproducibility of anterior-posterior diameter (APd max ) and three-dimensional lumen volume (3DLV) measurements of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in a classical murine AAA model. (thieme-connect.com)
  • 5 Barisione C, Charnigo R, Howatt DA, Moorleghen JJ, Rateri DL, Daugherty A. Rapid dilation of the abdominal aorta during infusion of angiotensin II detected by noninvasive high-frequency ultrasonography. (thieme-connect.com)
  • The posterior abdominal wall is formed by the lumbar vertebrae, parts of the ilia of the hip bones, psoas major and iliacus muscles, and quadratus lumborum muscle. (lumenlearning.com)
  • Any of the arteries that arise from a bifurcation of the aorta supplying the pelvic or abdomen. (mcw.edu)
  • The central medial zone extends from the diaphragm to distal to the bifurcation of the aorta and the inferior vena cava. (medicosecuador.com)
  • The other two valves are at the entrance to the arteries leaving the heart these are the semilunar valves - the aortic valve at the aorta , and the pulmonary valve at the pulmonary artery . (wikipedia.org)
  • Ostium secundum atrial septal defect of 1.1 cm with left to right shunt, great vessels side to side, the pulmonary artery located to the right and aorta to the left. (scirp.org)
  • In the setting of anomalous coronary artery from the opposite sinus, the proximal anomalous CA may run anterior to the pulmonary trunk (prepulmonic), posterior to the aorta (retroaortic), septal (subpulmonic), or between the pulmonary artery and the aorta itself (interarterial). (intechopen.com)
  • the smallest of the three branches of the celiac artery, passes upward and to the left, posterior to the omental bursa, to the cardiac orifice of the stomach. (theodora.com)
  • Branches of arteries and veins, which stem from the thoracic branch, nourish the lobes of the right lung and these, in turn, stem from the descending aorta. (innerbody.com)
  • one of the primary lymphatic organs, it's located anterior to the ascending aorta & posterior to sternum b/w lungs. (studystack.com)
  • The formation of venous intersegmental vessels is tightly linked to the formation of another endothelial system, the lymphatic vasculature: Sprouting endothelial cells from the Posterior Cardinal Vein (PCV) will either give rise to lymphatic precursor cells or they establish a functional connection to an intersegmental vessel, thereby remodelling it into an intersegmental vein that disconnects from the DA (Fig.1). (biologists.com)
  • Sprouts from the Posterior Cardinal Vein give rise to both, intersegmental veins and lymphatic precursor cells. (biologists.com)
  • In the lateral view, the trachea slants from an anterior position beneath the larynx to a posterior position at the carina 5 . (radiopaedia.org)
  • Levels 2-4 according to IASLC staging atlas (3) at the same levels as CTVT and CTVN: Paratracheal, pretracheal, mediastinal (anterior, retrotracheal, posterior mediastinal and trachea-bronchial), paraesophageal. (cancercentrum.se)
  • Four pairs of aortic arches become apparent and connect the aortic sac with the paired dorsal aortas above the primitive pharynx. (ehd.org)
  • The large, paired dorsal aortas course caudally on either side of the midline between the notochord and the primitive gut. (ehd.org)
  • Vitelline - (not shown) the vitelline arteries branch off the dorsal aortas and enter the yolk sac, covering its entire surface. (edu.au)
  • In TTE, a transducer is placed along the left or right sternal border, at the cardiac apex, at the suprasternal notch (to allow visualization of the aortic valve, left ventricular outflow tract, and descending aorta), or over the subxiphoid region. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The term ventricular inversion includes understanding that the aorta arises from the right ventricular outflow tract in a position anterior to the pulmonary trunk that arises from the left ventricle (ie, the commonly accepted elementary definition of transposition of the great arteries). (medscape.com)
  • Just as the term normal heart includes the pulmonary trunk anterior from the right ventricular outflow tract and the aorta posterior from the left ventricle, the term ventricular inversion includes an aorta anterior from the right ventricular outflow tract and a pulmonary trunk posterior from the left ventricle. (medscape.com)
  • Reduced blood flow to the spinal cord which is supplied by the anterior spinal artery and the paired posterior spinal arteries. (harvard.edu)
  • CT image demonstrates focal narrowing of the aorta just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery in this patient with known aortic coarctation. (logicalimages.com)
  • The internal carotid artery is the rostral continuation of the dorsal aorta and lies in the roof of the primitive pharynx on each side of the hypophyseal pouch. (ehd.org)
  • A number of important vascular structures are contained in Zone I. They include the celiac trunk, the superior mesenteric artery, the inferior mesenteric artery, the renal pedicle vessels, the aorta, and the vena cava. (medicosecuador.com)
  • A congenital cardiovascular malformation in which in which the right common carotid artery has no direct connection to the aorta. (ipccc.net)
  • The right common carotid artery has no direct connection to the aorta and arises anomalously from the pulmonary trunk. (ipccc.net)
  • Narrowing of the descending aorta distal to the take-off of the great vessels. (logicalimages.com)
  • Normal septation of the distal portion of the heart tube aligns the aorta with the left ventricle and the pulmonary trunk with the right ventricle. (medscape.com)
  • Embryonic - blood from the dorsal aorta enters intersegmental arteries, including the arteries of the pharyngeal arches. (edu.au)
  • In the zebrafish trunk, intersegmental blood vessels (ISVs) are formed by arterial sprouting and are therefore initially all connected to the Dorsal Aorta (DA). (biologists.com)
  • In the thoracic and upper lumbar regions the dorsal aorta is a large, single vessel. (ehd.org)
  • 4. The esophagus passing to the left, ventral to the aorta. (ehd.org)
  • On echocardiography, the characteristic appearance includes a thickened ventricular septum and left ventricular posterior wall without an obvious etiology (eg, hypertension, aortic stenosis). (medscape.com)
  • Its posterior wall is formed by the [[ventricular septum]], which bulges into the right ventricle, so that a transverse section of the cavity presents a semilunar outline. (wikidoc.org)
  • Usually congenital, although can be acquired as a consequence of inflammatory diseases affecting the aorta (eg, Takayasu arteritis ). (logicalimages.com)
  • The first pair loses its connection with the dorsal aorta and begins to disappear in the mandibular process of the first branchial arch. (ehd.org)
  • It is usually situated in a midline position and can be displaced slightly to the right at the arch of the aorta 1 . (radiopaedia.org)
  • In the case of severe hemorrhage, a vascular clamp can be placed at the takeoff of these vessels and allows for proximal control of the vessel at the aorta without entering the hematoma. (medicosecuador.com)
  • The vitelline veins return red blood cells from the capillary beds to the sinus venosus, posterior to the heart. (edu.au)
  • Migration of Nkx2-5 -en + cells from outside the cardiac crescent towards the heart tube. (elifesciences.org)
  • The blood returns to the heart via the anterior and posterior cardinal veins. (edu.au)
  • The left medial visceral rotation moves the kidney, the spleen, and the pancreas from its posterior position to the midline. (medicosecuador.com)
  • A tendinous band, which may be named the tendon of the conus arteriosus, extends upward from the right atrioventricular fibrous ring and connects the posterior surface of the conus arteriosus to the aorta. (wikidoc.org)
  • The ductus arteriosus is a small fetal structure that connects two large arteries (aorta and pulmonary) but becomes pathological when it is maintained after birth. (bvsalud.org)
  • Posterior to the blastopore 2 the primitive streak, ps , is seen as a collection of scattered cells between the ectoderm and the entoderm, apparently formed by proliferation from the ventral side of the ectoderm. (gutenberg.org)
  • The superior and posterior parts of the mediastinum have been dissected. (stanford.edu)
  • During this course, it is ensheathed by the pericardial sac and initially is anterior to the ascending aorta. (gpnotebook.com)
  • A sagittal section of this stage is shown in figure 2 A . The foregut is here more inclosed, and the notochord, nt , having separated from the entoderm, en , is seen as a distinct layer of cells extending from the foregut to the blastopore. (gutenberg.org)
  • The pulmonary trunk is of much smaller caliber than the aorta and can be seen bifurcating into the right and left (red arrow) pulmonary arteries. (ipccc.net)