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