descending aorta 4173

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descending aorta

Identification

Official Latin term	aorta descendens
Official term	descending aorta
Unit identifier	TAH:U4173
Unit type	single
Materiality	material

Navigation

Link to the unit	descending aorta
Links of entity	generic: descending aorta
Entity-oriented links	Universal page Definition page
External links	Gray 1918 TA98 FMA PubMed Wikipedia Science Direct
Partonomic links	Level 2: arterial system Short Extended
	Level 3: descending aorta Short Extended
Taxonomic links	Level 2: segment of organ Short Extended
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language

Taxonomic definition

The descending aorta is a segment of aorta

[segmentum aortae

] which is the part which extends the aortic arch [arcus aortae

] into the thorax [thorax] and the abdomen [abdomen

Partonomy

TAH:E10200	human body
TAH:U3568	cardiovascular system
TAH:U3725	arterial system
TAH:U3769	aorta
TAH:U4173	descending aorta

TAH:U4174

thoracic aorta

TAH:U4175	bronchial branches of
TAH:U4176	oesophageal branches of
TAH:U4177	pericardiac branches of
TAH:U4178	mediastinal branches of
TAH:U4179	superior phrenic arteries (pair)
TAH:U4180	posterior intercostal arteries (pair)

TAH:U4111	first posterior intercostal artery
TAH:U4112	second posterior intercostal artery
TAH:U14716	third posterior intercostal artery (pair)
TAH:U14717	fourth posterior intercostal artery (pair)
TAH:U14718	fifth posterior intercostal artery (pair)
TAH:U14719	sixth posterior intercostal artery (pair)
TAH:U14720	seventh posterior intercostal artery (pair)
TAH:U14721	eighth posterior intercostal artery (pair)
TAH:U14722	ninth posterior intercostal artery (pair)
TAH:U14723	tenth posterior intercostal artery (pair)
TAH:U14724	eleventh posterior intercostal artery (pair)

TAH:U4193

subcostal artery (pair)

TAH:U4194	dorsal branch (pair)
TAH:U4195	spinal branch (pair)

TAH:U4196

abdominal aorta

TAH:U4197

inferior phrenic artery (pair)

TAH:U4198

superior suprarenal arteries (pair)

TAH:U4199	lumbar arteries (pair)
TAH:U4207	coeliac trunk

TAH:U4208

left gastric artery

TAH:U4209	oesophageal branches of
TAH:U15674	gastric arch

TAH:U4210

common hepatic artery

TAH:U4211

gastroduodenal artery

TAH:U4212	supraduodenal artery
TAH:U4213	posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery

TAH:U4214	pancreatic branches of
TAH:U4215	duodenal branches of

TAH:U4216	retroduodenal arteries
TAH:U4217	right gastroomental artery

TAH:U4218	gastric branches of
TAH:U4219	omental branches of
TAH:U15675	gastroomental arch

TAH:U4220

anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery

TAH:U4221	pancreatic branches of
TAH:U4222	duodenal branches of

TAH:U4223

right gastric artery

TAH:U15674

gastric arch

TAH:U4224

proper hepatic artery

TAH:U4225

right hepatic artery

TAH:U4226	cystic artery
TAH:U4227	right artery of caudate lobe
TAH:U4228	anterior segmental artery
TAH:U4229	posterior segmental artery

TAH:U4230

left hepatic artery

TAH:U4231	left artery of caudate lobe
TAH:U4232	medial segmental artery
TAH:U4233	lateral segmental artery

TAH:U4234

intermediate branch

TAH:U4235

splenic artery

TAH:U4236

pancreatic branches of

TAH:U4237	dorsal pancreatic artery
TAH:U4238	inferior pancreatic artery
TAH:U4239	prepancreatic artery
TAH:U4240	greater pancreatic artery
TAH:U4241	artery to tail of pancreas

TAH:U4242

left gastroomental artery

TAH:U4243	gastric branches of
TAH:U4244	omental branches of
TAH:U15675	gastroomental arch

TAH:U4245	short gastric arteries
TAH:U4246	splenic branches of
TAH:U4247	posterior gastric artery

TAH:U4248

superior mesenteric artery

TAH:U4249

inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery

TAH:U4250	anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
TAH:U4251	posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery

TAH:U4252	jejunal arteries
TAH:U4253	ileal arteries
TAH:U4254	ileocolic artery

TAH:U4255	anterior caecal artery
TAH:U4256	posterior caecal artery
TAH:U4257	appendicular artery
TAH:U4258	ileal branch
TAH:U4259	colic branch

TAH:U4260	right colic artery
TAH:U4261	right flexural artery
TAH:U4262	middle colic artery
TAH:U4263	marginal artery of colon

TAH:U4264

inferior mesenteric artery

TAH:U4266

left colic artery

TAH:U4265	ascending branch
TAH:U15682	descending branch

TAH:U4267	sigmoid arteries
TAH:U4268	superior rectal artery

TAH:U4269	middle suprarenal artery (pair)
TAH:U4270	renal artery (pair)

TAH:U4271

capsular branches (pair)

TAH:U15868

capsular plexus (pair)

TAH:U4272	inferior suprarenal artery (pair)
TAH:U4273	anterior branch (pair)

TAH:U4274	superior segmental artery (pair)
TAH:U4275	anterior superior segmental artery (pair)
TAH:U4276	artery of anterior inferior segment of kidney (pair)
TAH:U4277	inferior segmental artery (pair)

TAH:U4278

posterior branch (pair)

TAH:U4279

posterior segmental artery (pair)

TAH:U15883	inferior branch (pair)
TAH:U4280	ureteric branches of (pair)
TAH:U3078	intrarenal arteries (pair)

TAH:U15684	accessory renal artery (pair)
TAH:U4282	ovarian artery (pair) ♀

TAH:U4284	ureteric branches (pair) ♀
TAH:U4285	tubal branches (pair) ♀

TAH:U11348

testicular artery (pair) ♂

TAH:U4283	ureteric branches (pair) ♂
TAH:U11349	epididymal branches (pair) ♂

TAH:U15683

anterior retroperitoneal branches

TAH:U4286

aortic bifurcation

TAH:U4203

median sacral artery

TAH:U4204	ima lumbar artery (pair)
TAH:U4205	lateral sacral branches (pair)
TAH:U4206	coccygeal body

TAH:U4287

common iliac artery (pair)

TAH:U4288

internal iliac artery (pair)

TAH:U15687

posterior subdivision (pair)

TAH:U4289

iliolumbar artery (pair)

TAH:U4290	lumbar branch (pair)
TAH:U4291	spinal branch (pair)
TAH:U4292	iliac branch (pair)

TAH:U4293	lateral sacral arteries (pair)
TAH:U4300	superior gluteal artery (pair)

TAH:U4301	superficial branch (pair)
TAH:U4302	deep branch (pair)

TAH:U4303	superior branch (pair)
TAH:U4304	inferior branch (pair)

TAH:U15688

anterior subdivision (pair)

TAH:U4307

umbilical artery (pair)

TAH:U4308

patent part (pair)

TAH:U4309	artery to ductus deferens (pair) ♂
TAH:U4310	ureteric branches of (pair)
TAH:U4311	superior vesical arteries of (pair)

TAH:U4312	occluded part (pair)
TAH:U4313	medial umbilical ligament

TAH:U4295

obturator artery (pair)

TAH:U4296	pubic branch (pair)
TAH:U4297	acetabular branch (pair)
TAH:U4298	anterior branch (pair)
TAH:U4299	posterior branch (pair)

TAH:U4314

inferior vesical artery (pair)

TAH:U4315

prostatic branches of (pair) ♂

TAH:U4316

uterine artery (pair) ♀

TAH:U4317	helical branches of (pair) ♀
TAH:U4318	vaginal branches of (pair) ♀

TAH:U4319

azygos artery of vagina ♀

TAH:U4320	ovarian branch (pair) ♀
TAH:U4321	tubal branch (pair) ♀

TAH:U4322

vaginal artery (pair) ♀

TAH:U15689

inferior vesical branches (pair)

TAH:U4323

middle rectal artery (pair)

TAH:U4324	prostatic branches of (pair) ♂
TAH:U4325	vaginal branches of (pair) ♀

TAH:U4326

internal pudendal artery (pair)

TAH:U4327	inferior rectal artery (pair)
TAH:U4328	perineal artery (pair)
TAH:U4330	posterior labial branches (pair) ♀
TAH:U4329	posterior scrotal branches of (pair) ♂
TAH:U4331	urethral artery (pair)
TAH:U4333	artery of bulb of vestibule (pair) ♀
TAH:U4332	artery of bulb of penis (pair) ♂
TAH:U4335	dorsal artery of clitoris (pair) ♀
TAH:U4334	dorsal artery of penis (pair) ♂
TAH:U4337	deep artery of clitoris (pair) ♀
TAH:U4336	deep artery of penis (pair) ♂
TAH:U4338	perforating arteries of penis (pair) ♂

TAH:U4305

inferior gluteal artery (pair)

TAH:U4306

artery to sciatic nerve (pair)

TAH:U4340

external iliac artery (pair)

TAH:U4341

inferior epigastric artery (pair)

TAH:U4342

pubic branch (pair)

TAH:U4343	obturator branch (pair)
TAH:U4344	accessory obturator artery (pair)

TAH:U4346	cremasteric artery (pair) ♂
TAH:U4345	artery of round ligament of uterus (pair) ♀

TAH:U4347

deep circumflex iliac artery (pair)

TAH:U4348

ascending branch (pair)

Total

183 children

Taxonomy

FMA:62955	anatomical entity
FMA:61775	physical entity
FMA:67165	material entity
FMA:305751	anatomical structure
FMA:67135	postnatal anatomical structure
FMA:82472	cardinal part of organ
FMA:67619	region of organ
FMA:86140	segment of organ
FMA:306412	ERR1
FMA:50722	segment of vascular hollow organ
FMA:312599	segment of blood vessel tree organ
FMA:63183	sanguine vessel
FMA:86256	segment of arterial trunk
FMA:13087	segment of aorta
FMA:3784	descending aorta

Date: 28.06.2023

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