Medical Definition of Left pulmonary artery

1. The shorter of the two terminal branches of the pulmonary trunk, it pierces the pericardium to enter the hilum of the left lung. Its branches accompany the segmental and subsegmental bronchi. Branches to the superior lobe (rami lobi superioris ) are apical (ramus apicalis ), anterior ascending (ramus anterior ascendens ), anterior descending (ramus anterior descendens ), posterior (ramus posterior ), and lingular (ramus lingularis ), the last having inferior and superior branches (rami lingulares inferior et superior ). Branches to the inferior lobe (rami lobi inferioris ) are the superior branch of the inferior lobe (ramus superior lobi inferior ) and the medial (medialis), anterior, lateral (lateralis) and posterior basal branches (rami basalis ). Synonym: arteria pulmonalis sinistra. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Left Pulmonary Artery

left hander
left heart
left heart bypass
left hemisphere
left hepatic artery
left hepatic duct
left hepatic veins
left inferior pulmonary vein
left lobe
left lobe of liver
left lumbar lymph nodes
left lung segments
left main bronchus
left ovarian vein
left over(p)
left pulmonary artery (current term)
left sagittal fissure
left stage
left superior intercostal vein
left superior pulmonary vein
left suprarenal vein
left testicular vein
left triangular ligament
left umbilical vein
left ventricle
left ventricle
left ventricular ejection time
left ventricular failure
left ventricular hypertrophy
left ventricular myomectomy

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