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Pulmonary LigamentPulmonary Ligament - definitionIt is a vertical, supporting pleural fold that extends from the hilus to the bottom area of the lungs.
PULMONARY LIGAMENT - locationIt droops down from the hilum of the lungs. It extends between the inferior position of the mediastinal region of the lungs and the pericardium.
PULMONARY LIGAMENT - functionIt provides a dead space to the pulmonary veins so that they can easily expand when there is increase in the volume of blood coming back from the lungs.
PULMONARY LIGAMENT - imagesThese pictures provide you with a complete idea of how this respiratory structure looks like.
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