A systemic artery that supplies the lung with with oxygenated blood. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchial_artery ]
Synonyms: bronchial arterial tree
Term information
- Wikipedia:Bronchial_artery
- MA:0001923
- SCTID:244247009
- UMLS:C0006257 (ncithesaurus:Bronchial_Artery)
- FMA:68109
- MESH:D001981
- NCIT:C32230
- EMAPA:18608
- GAID:477
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
Although there is much variation, there are usually two bronchial arteries that run to the left lung, and one to the right lung.
Term relations
- systemic artery
- has part some respiratory system arterial endothelium
- part of some systemic arterial system
- part of some system
- supplies some lung
- has part some respiratory system arterial smooth muscle