Normal Aorta

Normal Aorta •View of a normal aorta opened posteriorly lengthwise, with the bifurcation indicated by the white arrow. •Note: The uniform smooth glistening intimal surface; The longitudinal evenly spaced rows of intercostal artery ostia along the upper and lower cut edges of the thoracic aorta, which appear as faint dots; the upper abdominal aorta marked by the two prominent ostia of the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries (yellow arrow), below which are the barely visible ostia of the renal arteries on the cut edges. (Description By:J. Hasson, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by: Saint Francis Hospital )