Your aorta is the biggest artery in Your system. It carries blood and oxygen from your heart to other aspects of Your whole body. It’s shaped just like a curved sweet cane. Your ascending aorta leads up from the heart. Your descending aorta travels back down into your abdomen (belly). https://www.sgvascularctr.com/a-comprehensive-guide-to-aortic-aneurysm-in-singapore/