Aorta vs Porta - What's the difference?
aorta | porta |
(label) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
(label) The liveliest part of something.
(anatomy) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
(anatomy) The foramen of Monro.
In anatomy terms the difference between aorta and porta
is that aorta is the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system while porta is the foramen of Monro.aorta
English
(wikipedia aorta)Noun
(en-noun)- Tracing their battles, I had many occasions to walk along Second Avenue, the aorta of the Lower East Side, exploring places that were once as vibrant and tumultuous as Midtown Manhattan. [http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/travel/escapes/26yiddish.html?8dpc]