Preferred Label : arterial trunk;
RADLEX synonyms : trunk of artery;
Definition : Tubular organ part, the wall and lumen of which are continuous with those of the ventricles
of the heart, directly or indirectly through branches of the aorta and pulmonary trunk.
Examples: bronchial artery, hepatic artery, coronary artery, truncus anterior of right
pulmonary artery, aorta.;
Origin ID : RID35838;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- FMA entity(ies)
Tubular organ part, the wall and lumen of which are continuous with those of the ventricles
of the heart, directly or indirectly through branches of the aorta and pulmonary trunk.
Examples: bronchial artery, hepatic artery, coronary artery, truncus anterior of right
pulmonary artery, aorta.
