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arch of aorta +  
ascending aorta +  
The ascending aorta is the portion of the aorta in a two-pass circulatory system that lies between the heart and the arch of aorta[GO]. 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; it passes obliquely upward, forward, and to the right, in the direction of the heart's axis, as high as the upper border of the second right costal cartilage, describing a slight curve in its course, and being situated, about 6 cm behind the posterior surface of the sternum. The total length is about 5 cm in length [Wikipedia].
descending thoracic aorta 
thoracic aorta smooth muscle tissue 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: ascending thoracic aorta
Related Synonyms: aorta ascendens ;   pars ascendens aortae
Xrefs: EHDAA2:0000147 ;   EHDAA:9828 ;   EMAPA:17014 ;   FMA:3736 ;   MA:0002570 ;   NCI:C32150 ;   SCTID:181299009 ;   UMLS:C0003956 ;   Wikipedia:Ascending_aorta
External Ontologys: present_in_taxon NCBITaxon:9606
Definition Sources: GO:0035905, Wikipedia:Ascending_aorta

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