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In the human heart, the pulmonary trunk (pulmonary artery or main pulmonary artery) begins at the base of the right ventricle. It is short and wide - approximately 5 cm (2 inches) in length and 3 cm (1.2 inches) in diameter. It then branches into two pulmonary arteries (left and right), which deliver deoxygenated blood to the corresponding lung.

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What is pulmonary artery?

The pulmonary artery is a structure that is located in the heart. Its' function is to transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the respiratory system.


Through what valves must the blood move in order to get into the pulmonary artery?

The blood must flow through the pulmonary valve to reach the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary valve is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, allowing blood to be pumped out of the heart and into the lungs for oxygenation.


The left lung is located ipsilateral to the?

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What is the similarity between pulmonary vein and pulmonary artery?

Both the pulmonary vein and pulmonary artery are blood vessels located in the pulmonary circulation system of the body. The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart, while the pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.


What is the artery leading into the lungs called?

The blood vessels that take oxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs are the pulmonary artery. It is part of the pulmonary circulation.


Why pulmonary is an artery rather than vein?

in our body there are both, pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein


Is the pulmonary artery not a branch of the aorta?

The pulmonary artery is not part of the aorta.


Which vessels carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart?

Pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle.


Semilunar valves open at the end of?

Semilunar valves are located at the base of both the pulmonary trunk (pulmonary artery) and the aorta


Which artery sends the blood to the lungs?

The Pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.


What is the artery and vein that takes blood to and from the lungs?

The pulmonary trunk carries blood from the right ventricle of the heart, then splits into the left and right pulmonary arteries. Answer: pulmonary trunk/left and right pulmonary arteries