Medical Definition of Arteria pulmonalis sinistra

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 Arteria Pulmonalis Sinistra

arteria phrenica superior
arteria plantaris lateralis
arteria plantaris medialis
arteria poplitea
arteria precunealis
arteria princeps pollicis
arteria profunda brachii
arteria profunda femoris
arteria profunda linguae
arteria pudenda
arteria pulmonalis
arteria pulmonalis dextra
arteria pulmonalis sinistra (current term)
arteria radialis
arteria radialis indicis
arteria radicularis magna
arteria ranina
arteria rectalis
arteria rectalis inferior
arteria rectalis media
arteria rectalis superior
arteria recurrens
arteria recurrens radialis
arteria recurrens tibialis anterior
arteria recurrens tibialis posterior
arteria recurrens ulnaris
arteria renalis

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