Back شريان شعبي Arabic Bronxial arteriyalar Azerbaijani Bronchialarterie German Ramas bronquiales de la aorta torácica Spanish Bronkio-arteria Basque سرخرگ نایژهای Persian Artère bronchique French ענפי הסמפונות HE Arterie bronchiali Italian 기관지동맥 Korean
| Bronchial artery | |
|---|---|
 Bronchial artery labeled at center right | |
| Details | |
| Source | Thoracic aorta |
| Vein | Bronchial veins |
| Supplies | Lungs |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteriae bronchiales, rami bronchiales partis thoracicae aortae |
| MeSH | D001981 |
| TA98 | A12.2.11.002 |
| TA2 | 4579 |
| FMA | 68109 71536, 68109 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In human anatomy, the bronchial arteries supply the lungs with oxygenated blood, and nutrition. Although there is much variation, there are usually two bronchial arteries that run to the left lung, and one to the right lung, and are a vital part of the respiratory system.