- segmental artery of left lung medial basal
- arteria segmentalis basalis medialis pulmonis sinistri.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
segmental artery of left lung medial basal
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Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
arteria segmentalis basalis medialis pulmonis sinistri — [TA] medial basal segmental artery of left lung: one of the branches to the inferior lobe, supplying its medial basal segment … Medical dictionary
segment — 1. A section; a part of an organ or other structure delimited naturally, artificially, or by invagination from the remainder. SYN: segmentum [TA]. SEE ALSO: metamere. 2. A territory of an organ having independent function, supply, or drainage. 3 … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
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respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… … Universalium
arteriae lobares inferiores pulmonis sinistri — [TA] inferior lobar arteries of left lung: the branches of the left pulmonary artery that supply the inferior lobe of the left lung, consisting of the superior, anterior basal, lateral basal, medial basal, and posterior basal segmental arteries … Medical dictionary
pars basalis arteriae pulmonalis sinistrae — [TA] basal part of left pulmonary artery: the part of the pulmonary artery supplying the basal segments of the inferior lobe of the left lung, comprising the anterior, lateral, medial, and basal segmental arteries … Medical dictionary
