abdominal aorta http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Gray531.png aorta abdominalis MESH:D001012 pars abdominalis aortae GAID:470 galen:AbdominalAorta BTO:0002976 UBERON:0001516 OpenCyc:Mx4rvYhWCZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA NCIT:C32038 uberon EFO:0002524 Many of the branches of the abdominal aorta in mammals may be branches of the dorsal aorta in other vertebrates MA:0000474 pars abdominalis aortae abdominal part of aorta Abdominal part of aorta: the distal part of the descending aorta, which is the continuation of the thoracic part and gives rise to the inferior phrenic, lumbar, median sacral, superior and inferior mesenteric, middle suprarenal, renal, and testicular or ovarian arteries, and celiac trunk[BTO]. The abdominal aorta is the largest artery in the abdominal cavity. As part of the aorta, it is a direct continuation of descending aorta(of the thorax). [WP,unvetted]. EMAPA:17856 descending abdominal aorta abdominal part of aorta FMA:3789 UMLS:C0003484 section of aorta