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Thoracic Aorta
Thoracic aorta
The aorta, highlighted in red, includes the thoracic aorta, the section of the aorta which runs from the lower border of the fourth thoracic vertebra to the diaphragm.
This diagram of the thoracic aorta indicates the highest intercostal artery and vein, ascending aorta, pericardium, left cupola, esophagus, and diaphragm.
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