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pulmonary_artery
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs
Synonyms Used in print (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)The bronchus and pulmonary_artery in this lung type maintain a close relationship throughout . The pulmonary_artery , in_addition to supplying the distal portion of the respiratory bronchiole , the alveolar duct , and the alveoli , continues on and directly supplies the thin pleura ( fig. 8 ) . It does , as in type 1 , , supply the hilar lymph_nodes , the pulmonary_artery , the pulmonary_vein , the bronchi , and the bronchioles - terminating in a common capillary_bed with the pulmonary_artery at the level of the respiratory bronchiole . It does , as in type 1 , , supply the hilar lymph_nodes , the pulmonary_artery , the pulmonary_vein , the bronchi , and the bronchioles - terminating in a common capillary_bed with the pulmonary_artery at the level of the respiratory bronchiole . No bronchial_artery pulmonary_artery anastomoses were noted in this group . Related terms |
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