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What would be most likely to happen if the aorta were partially blocked?
not enough oxygen poor blood would enter the heart
What is a torn aorta?
The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, and is responsible for distribution to smaller vessels within the body. A torn aorta many times, is a very severe medical condition in which the aorta becomes severed, hence causing major internal bleeding, and if not quickly corrected, ultimately death.
Is a aorta rupture hereditary?
No, it cannot be inherited; it is something that happens in one's lifetime.
Do you have two aortas in your body?
No. No doubt you r confusion lies with the fact that there is the ascending aorta and the descending aorta. This is similar to the colon in that actually it is one continuouus thing. The ascending aorta leaves the left ventricle travelling upwards but very quickly becomes the aortic arch, looping down to form the descending aorta.
What happens when the ventricle contracts?
Heart pumps out blood into major vessels(aorta,pulmonary arteries)
