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Cross-sectional illustration of the human heart showing labeled internal chambers and major vessels, including the right and left atria, right and left ventricles, aorta, pulmonary trunk, and vena cava.

X-ray image of coronary artery circulation

Illustration of a human heart in cross section, showing labeled chambers, valves, and major blood vessels including the aorta, pulmonary trunk, vena cavae, atria, and ventricles.

Diagram of the human circulatory system showing major arteries in red and veins in blue, with labeled pathways for arterial supply and venous drainage to organs including the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, intestines, and lower limbs.

Diagram of the female renal system showing kidneys, adrenal glands, and urinary tract organs in their anatomical positions, with labels for major structures including blood vessels, bladder, and uterus.

Illustration of a human heart cross-section showing four chambers-left and right atria and ventricles-with labeled major blood vessels. An inset highlights cardiac muscle tissue, showing myocytes and intercalated disks.

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - The Aorta and Its Branches.	Aakanksha Gaur	Sep 28, 2026
	Top questions added.	Kara Rogers	Aug 26, 2026
	Article thoroughly revised and updated.	Kara Rogers	Aug 07, 2026
	Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - The Clinical Significance of Aortic Compliance and Its Assessment with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PDF).	Aakanksha Gaur	Apr 05, 2025
	Add new Web site: American Association for Thoracic Surgery - Aorta.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 27, 2024
	Add new Web site: University of Florida Health - Aorta anatomy.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 05, 2024
	Add new Web site: American Heart Association - Your Aorta: The Pulse of Life.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 25, 2024
	Add new Web site: Mount Sinai - What is the Aorta?	Gloria Lotha	Nov 29, 2023
	Added media.	Rick Livingston	Nov 29, 2023
	Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - The Aorta and Its Branches.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 06, 2023
	Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Anatomy of the Aorta.	Aakanksha Gaur	Aug 25, 2023
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis: Aorta.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 13, 2023
	Add new Web site: Teach Me Anatomy - The Aorta.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 02, 2023
	Add new Web site: NHS - Phenylketonuria.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 21, 2023
	Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Aorta.	Emily Rodriguez	Jan 19, 2023
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Aortic Angiography.	Shiveta Singh	Sep 17, 2008
	Added new Web site: Cedars-Sinai Heart Center - Aortic Disease.	Marco Sampaolo	Oct 05, 2006
	Added new Web site: Cedars-Sinai Heart Center - Aortic Disease.	Marco Sampaolo	Oct 05, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998