Left pulmonary artery
Arteria pulmonalis sinistra
Definition
The left pulmonary artery is a vessel arising from the bifurcation of the pulmonary trunk, carrying deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lobes of the left lung.
It divides into:
References
König HE, Lieibich HG. Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic mammals, 6th edition, Schattauer, Stuttgart, 2014.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
