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Which arteries does the aorta split into?
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Too many: Aorta is the main artery that provides blood supply to multiple organs.
Answered 4/21/2013
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Many branches...: The aorta is the main blood vessel that comes from the heart and provides branches and blood to every organ in your body. It therefore splits quite a few times, but at about the level of your belly button the aorta does bifurcate into two main trunks that carry blood into the pelvis and legs called the iliac arteries (one right and the other left).
Answered 1/30/2015
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