Superior lobar artery of left lung
Arteria lobaris superior pulmonis sinistri
- Related terms: Superior lobar arteries
Definition
From the left pulmonary artery, there is no well-defined superior lobar artery of the left lung analogous to the truncus anterior of the right pulmonary artery, and there tend to be more separate branches scattered along the course of the left pulmonary artery than along the course of the right pulmonary artery.
Branches of the superior lobar artery of the left lung (often with separate origin from the LPA):