pair of dorsal aortae

Term ID

UBERON:0010190

Synonyms

• paired dorsal aortae

Definition

the paired arterial structures of the embryo that supplies each developing somite via efferent segmental arteries; the dorsal aortae articulate with the umbilical arteries, which return mixed blood to the villi of the chorion for reoxygenation 0-914294-08-3

References

• EHDAA2:0000410
• EMAPA:18606
• MA:0000476

Ontology

Cell Ontology