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aortic arch
one of up to six paired arteries that join the ventral and dorsal aorta in vertebrates or their embryos.
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Red blood is moved anteriorly by a dorsal blood vessel and pumped by five pairs of hearts (sometimes referred to as aortic arches) to a ventral vessel.
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The earthworm doesn't actually have a "heart". It has five aortic arches that can serve the same purpose.
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Two studies had suggested aortic dilatation in Turner Syndrome, typically involving the root of the ascending aorta and occasionally extending through the aortic arch to the descending aorta, ...
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deoxygenated blood from the right atrium is sent, relatively pure, to the pulmocutaneous arteries taking blood to the skin and lungs where fresh oxygen can be picked up.
Only the blood passing into the aortic arches has been thoroughly mixed, ...
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