Dissection of lungs in situ
Left lung.
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Image #126-1
Dissection of lungs in situ
Left lung.
The lower lobe has been dissected to expose the medial basal segmental bronchus (19), the distribution of the pulmonary artery to the anterior area of the lobe and tributaries to the lower left pulmonary vein. The view is directed obliquely upward and medially.
- Right pulmonary artery
- Right superior pulmonary vein
- Left atrium
- Tributary to right superior pulmonary vein (inverted into atrium)
- Right inferior pulmonary vein
- Pericardium
- Anterior mediastinal lymph node
- Pulmonary trunk
- Left pulmonary artery
- Left superior pulmonary vein (cut off)
- Posterior apical segmental bronchus
- Anterior segmental bronchus
- Intersegmental lingular veins
- Superior lingular bronchus
- Inferior lingular bronchus
- Basilar part left pulmonary artery
- Left lower lobe bronchus
- Left, inferior pulmonary vein
- Medial basal segmental bronchus