Superior Pulmonary Vein (Noun)
Meaning
Either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The superior pulmonary vein joins the left atrium to collect oxygenated blood from the superior lobes of the lungs.
- In a typical pulmonary venous anatomy, the superior pulmonary vein enters the left atrium, draining blood from the superior parts of the lungs.
- An obstruction in the superior pulmonary vein was detected using ultrasound imaging and resulted in an enlarged left atrium.
- The right superior pulmonary vein drains blood from the entire right superior lobe of the lungs back into the left atrium.
- The superior pulmonary veins receive oxygen-rich blood from the corresponding lung lobes before draining it into the left atrium.