1.   Animals were killed by exsanguination via the abdominal aorta under inhaled ether anaesthesia.

2.   Buried beneath the abdominal wall and the intestines, shielded from the rear by ribs and back muscles, the abdominal aorta lies at our very pith.

3.   Doctors performed emergency surgery to clear a blockage of the abdominal aorta that carries blood from the heart to the lower body.

4.   Following emergency surgery on a blockage in his abdominal aorta, he disclosed he had been diagnosed with colon cancer.

5.   In addition, and perhaps more threatening, a large aneurysm of the abdominal aorta was found.

6.   The strongest impact of smoking was seen in the abdominal aorta, where aneurysms, or bulging of artery walls, develop in middle age.