Rupture of the aorta in blunt trauma most commonly occurs at which location?

• A. At the aortic root near the left coronary cusp
• B. Where the ligamentum arteriosum wraps around the top of the descending aorta
• C. At the aortic arch distal to the left subclavian
• D. In the abdominal aorta just above the diaphragm

Answer: (B)