pulmonary artery or trunk (PA)
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Introduction
An elastic artery with many elastic lamella in the tunica media.
Origin
right ventricle of heart
Branches
- right pulmonary artery (terminal branch)
- left pulmonary artery (terminal branch)
Notes
- normal pulmonary artery systolic pressure < 30 mm Hg[3]
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009