Blood vesselArtery
Left pulmonary artery
Arteria pulmonalis sinistra
- Location:
- Thorax
Course
Passes from the bifurcation to the left lung hilum, arching over the left main bronchus in front of the descending aorta.
Branches
Upper and lower lobar arteries.
Clinical relevance
The artery the foetal ductus joins — its ligamentum remnant tethers the vagus' left recurrent laryngeal nerve under the aortic arch, anatomy's classic loop.
Related conditions
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