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ligamentum arteriosum |
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| Synonyms |
Botallo's duct Harvey's ligament ligamentum arteriosum (ductus arteriosus) Botallo's ligament arterial ligament |
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| Definitions |
A small ligament attached to the superior surface of the pulmonary trunk and the inferior surface of the aortic arch. It is a nonfunctional vestige of the ductus arteriosus, and is formed within three weeks of birth. The ligamentum arteriosum is closely related to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the left vagus nerve. After splitting from the left vagus nerve, the left recurrent laryngeal loops around the aortic arch posterior to the ligamentum arteriosum, after which it ascends to the larynx[WP]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007642 |
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SCTID:198009004 Wikipedia:Ligamentum_arteriosum FMA:13421 |
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| definition |
A small ligament attached to the superior surface of the pulmonary trunk and the inferior surface of the aortic arch. It is a nonfunctional vestige of the ductus arteriosus, and is formed within three weeks of birth. The ligamentum arteriosum is closely related to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the left vagus nerve. After splitting from the left vagus nerve, the left recurrent laryngeal loops around the aortic arch posterior to the ligamentum arteriosum, after which it ascends to the larynx[WP]. |
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Botallo's duct Harvey's ligament ligamentum arteriosum (ductus arteriosus) Botallo's ligament |
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uberon |
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arterial ligament |
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UBERON:0007642 |
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ligamentum arteriosum |
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UBERON:0007642 |
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ligamentum arteriosum |
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