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Left Pulmonary Lung Artery Structure Thick Vessel Arising

Front Left pulmonary artery
Back Structure: thick vessel arising from the pulmonary trunk on the left side; passes anterior to the descending aorta to enter the left lung

Function: brings deoxygenated blood to the left lung

Tags: arteries

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