Anatom3DIntrapulmonary part of left superior pulmonary vein
Pars intrapulmonalis venae pulmonalis superioris sinistrae · Nitroplicní část levé horní plicní žíly
Veins
Looks like
The stretch of the superior pulmonary vein inside the lung, where its branches from the upper lung come together.
What it does
Collects freshly oxygenated blood from the upper part of the lung.
Keeping it well
Surgeons identify and seal these branches when removing a lobe or segment for lung cancer.