Labels:daily | hakham | web site OCR: AORTA HE AORTA is your body largest artery. It is about as thick as your thumb and carries oxygen- -rich blood away from your heart The blood pumped from the heart's left ventricle (the main pumping chamber) to all parts the body except the lungs The aorta curves around behind the heart as leaves the left ventricle travels toward your lower body branches out tc deliver blood that Is rich in oxygen and nutrients all your body's organs cham