Bifurcation of pulmonary trunk - e-Anatomy - IMAIOS

Antoine Micheau

The bifurcation of pulmonary trunk is the division of the pulmonary trunk into the left pulmonary artery (LPA) and right pulmonary artery (RPA) at the level of the fifth thoracic vertebra.

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Bifurcation of pulmonary trunk

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