This structure contains the sinus of Valsalva. When it is situated over a ventricular septal defect, it is described as "overriding."
This structure contains the sinus of Valsalva. When it is situated over a ventricular septal defect, it is described as "overriding." That condition occurs in the tetralogy of Fallot. Individuals with Turner syndrome often exhibit coarctation of this structure. A disorder caused by mutation in the fibrillin gene can lead to (*) dilation or aneurysm of it. That disease is Marfan syndrome, and this structure divides into the common iliac arteries after its descending portion through the torso. Its ascending section branches into the coronary arteries. For 10 points, name this blood vessel which receives oxygenated blood from the heart's left ventricle, the largest human artery.
This structure contains the sinus of Valsalva. When it is situated over a ventricular septal defect, it is described as "overriding."
{aorta}