left lung in dogs
Lung which consists of the left upper lobe and left lower lobe.[FMA]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.
What the left lung is
Lung which consists of the left upper lobe and left lower lobe.[FMA]. The atlas records it as a organ at the organ scale in the dog.
Where the left lung is
It sits in the thorax and trunk, within the respiratory system. Positioned deliberately as part of this species body plan.
What the left lung connects to
The atlas records 17 typed relationships for it, across 8 kinds of connection. a kind of lung.
Supply and innervation
Arterial supply: left pulmonary artery and pulmonary artery. Venous drainage: left pulmonary vein.
Source
Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0002168, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
- A kind of: lung.
- contains: epithelium of left lung, left lung alveolar duct, left lung alveolar system, left lung alveolus, left lung bronchiole and left lung hilus, and 3 more.
- Supplied by: left pulmonary artery and pulmonary artery.
- left of: pair of lungs.
- paired with: right lung.
- flows to: pulmonary vein.
- participates in: Pulmonary circulation.
- Drained by: left pulmonary vein.
Questions
Where is the left lung?
It sits in the thorax and trunk, within the respiratory system. Positioned deliberately as part of this species body plan.
What does the left lung connect to?
A kind of: lung.
Is the left lung the same in other species?
This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.