Ascending aorta

Ascending aorta
The ascending aorta and aortic arch with their branches
Course of the ascending aorta (anterior view), as it passes dorsally to the pulmonary trunk but ventrally to the right pulmonary artery.
Details
PrecursorTruncus arteriosus
SourceLeft ventricle
BranchesLeft coronary artery, right coronary artery and continues as the aortic arch
VeinCombination of superior and inferior vena cava and coronary sinus
SuppliesThe entire body, with exception of the respiratory zone of the lung
Identifiers
Latinaorta ascendens,
pars ascendens aortae
TA98A12.2.03.001
TA24176
FMA3736
Anatomical terminology

The ascending aorta (AAo)[1] is a portion of the aorta commencing at the upper part of the base of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower border of the third costal cartilage behind the left half of the sternum.

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