Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
pulmonary trunk
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An arterial trunk which is continuous with the heart and branches into the pulmonary arteries. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
pulmonary trunk
Synonyms
- pulmonary artery (trunk)
- trunk of pulmonary arterial tree
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Alveoli_diagram.png
external definition
An arterial trunk with origin from the right ventricle of the heart, and dividing into the right and left pulmonary arteries, which enter the corresponding lungs and branch with the bronchi. [TFD][VHOG]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
main pulmonary artery
homology notes
As in birds, the conus arteriosus split during embryonic development in mammals to produce the pulmonary trunk and single aortic trunk of the adult.[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0002333