What it means
The artery that leaves the right ventricleVEN-trih-kulOne of the two lower chambers of the heart, or one of the fluid-filled spaces inside the brain.Full entry and splits into right and left branches, one to each lung, where the blood picks up oxygen. After birth it is the only artery that carries oxygen-poor blood. A clot that lodges in it or its branches is a pulmonary embolismPUL-muh-nair-ee EM-buh-liz-umA blockage of an artery in the lungs, usually by a blood clot that has traveled there from elsewhere in the body.pulmon/o lung-ary relating toembol/o plug-ism conditionFull entry . A pulmonary artery catheter can be passed into it to measure pressures in the heart.
At a glance
| Spanish | arteria pulmonar |
|---|---|
| Also written | pulmonary arteries |
Related terms
ventricle
One of the two lower chambers of the heart, or one of the fluid-filled spaces inside the brain.
pulmonary embolism
A blockage of an artery in the lungs, usually by a blood clot that has traveled there from elsewhere in the body.
pulmonary
Relating to the lungs.
artery
A blood vessel that takes blood from the heart out to the body.