Right pulmonary artery
Arteria pulmonalis dextra
Definition
The right 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 right lung.
It then divides into several branches:
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.
