Problems with the abdominal aorta, such as an aneurysm—a bulging or weakened area in the artery wall—can cause symptoms like belly or back pain. This artery plays a critical role in the circulatory ...

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm The aorta is a large artery carrying blood from the heart to the rest of your body. The artery travels through the center of your chest and abdomen. An aortic aneurysm occurs ...

and anterior to them is the anterior abdominal rectus muscle (Figure 3B). The allantois and umbilical arteries appear pedunculated from the dorsal surface of the ventral abdominal wall (Figure 4B).