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Why is it important for the aorta be to be as wide as it is?

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Aorta is a major vessel that distributes oxygenated blood to the different tissues in the circulatory system. It is also the largest known blood vessel in humans

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Answer: It distributes oxygenated blood to the different tissues, it has to be wide enough to fit everything through as efficiently as it can.

essentially its like a tunnel and tunnels have to be wide to fit everything through

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