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The largest artery in the body and the main vessel to supply blood from the heart.

The ring around a heart valve where the valve leaflet merges with the heart muscle.

The passage(s) through which the patient breathes. Naturally this is a patient’s nose and mouth. When patients are sedated and ventilated this can refer to the endotracheal tube or tracheostomy. Occasionally used as a shorthand reference to an oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway – these are smaller plastic tubes that can be inserted into the patient’s … Read more