ASCENDING AORTA,

ARCH OF AORTA AND

ITS BRANCHES
 THE LARGEST
ARTERY IN THE
HUMAN BODY
AND CONNECTED
TO THE HEART
The aorta
:THE LEFT VENTRICLE

Is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to

the systemic circulation arterial blood . It pump
this blood directly into the AORTA
THE AORTA: IS DEFINED BY FOUR
: SEPARATE SECTIONS
Ascending aorta )1
Aortic arch )2
Descending aorta )3
Abdominal aorta )4
 ASCENDING AORTA
• It carries oxygen-rich blood from your heart to the rest of
your aorta.
• It only has 2 small branches :
1)left coronary artery
2)right coronary artery
• These arteries provide blood to the heart muscle,
and their blockage is the cause myocardial infarctions
or heart attacks.
WHERE IS THE ASCENDING AORTA
?LOCATED

The ascending aorta sits atop the left ventricle on the left
side of your heart. It extends up and over the heart. It’s
located in your chest right behind the “breastbone”
.(sternum)
: aortic arch
is the section of the aorta between the ascending and
.descending aorta
.its location is in the superior mediastinum
The aortic arch ends at the level of the T4 vertebra
 THERE ARE 3 MAJOR BRANCHES
ARISING FROM THE AORTIC ARCH:
brachiocephalic artery:
supplies right upper limb and right side of head; divides into carotid
and subclavian arteries
left common carotid artery:
second branch of the aortic arch, transports blood to the left side of
the head and neck
left subclavian artery:
Third branch of the aortic arch that distributes blood to the left arm
 it’s connected to the pulmonary trunk by ligamentum “arteriosum”
which is vestigial remnant of the ducts arteriosus which is part of the
fetal circulation
From where does the aorta
?originate
Right ventricle )1
2) Left auricle
3) Right auricle
4) Left ventricle
SELECT ALL THE TRUE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE
AORTA:
1. THE ASCENDING AORTA BRANCHES OFF TO SUPPLY THE
CORONARY ARTERIES OF THE HEART.

2. IT’S THE THIRD LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY.

3. THE AORTA COMES OFF THE RIGHT VENTRICLE AND

SUPPLIES OXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE BODY.

4. THE AORTIC ARCH BRANCHES OFF TO SUPPLY THE HEAD,

.NECK, AND UPPER EXTREMITIES
THE RIGHT COMMON
CAROTID ARTERY IS A
?BRANCH OF
.the ascending aorta )1
.the aortic arch )2
.the brachiocephalic artery )3
.the right subclavian artery )4