Vessel
Pulmonary trunk
Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
High-yield
One of the few arteries carrying deoxygenated blood; the ligamentum arteriosum tethers it to the aortic arch (a remnant of the ductus arteriosus).
Overview
The short wide artery arising from the right ventricle that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs, dividing into the right and left pulmonary arteries.
Reference facts
- Type
Elastic artery
- Origin
Right ventricle of the heart
- Branches / tributaries
Right pulmonary artery; Left pulmonary artery
- Supplies
Both lungs (deoxygenated blood for gas exchange)
- Course
Ascends from the right ventricle and divides below the aortic arch into right and left pulmonary arteries