The Aorta Becomes the Abdominal Aorta

question 4

Multiple Choice

The aorta becomes the abdominal aorta

• A) when it leaves the left ventricular outflow tract.
• B) when it follows a candy cane-shaped loop down into the thoracic cavity.
• C) before it reaches the aortic hiatus on the diaphragm.
• D) after it reaches the aortic hiatus on the diaphragm.

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Definitions:

Perfection

The condition, state, or quality of being free from all flaws or defects.

Moral Evil

Wrong or harm arising from intentional actions or character flaws of moral agents, contrasted with evil resulting from natural processes or accidents.

Free Will

Among philosophers, a somewhat antiquated expression (as in “he did it of his own free will”) meaning that a person is capable of making decisions that are not determined by antecedent conditions. Of course, there may be antecedent considerations, such as what a person wants or what a person believes, but free will means that such considerations never determine a person’s decision. At most they “enter into the decision.”

Least of the Evils

A principle involved in decision making that opts for the less harmful or least undesirable option among several bad choices.