Tags: Anatomical Structure, Artery.

The abdominal aorta is the largest artery in the abdominal cavity. As part of the aorta it is a direct continuation of the descending aorta (of the thorax).

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branch from
Thoracic aorta
branch to
Common iliac artery, Celiac artery, Inferior mesenteric artery, Superior mesenteric artery
Dorlands prefix
p_07
Dorlands suffix
12616144
Gray page
602
Gray subject
154
MeSH name
Aorta+Abdominal
MeSH number
A07.231.114.056.205
vein
Inferior vena cava

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