MEDICAL
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superior to artery
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inferior to artery
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posterior to artery
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anterior to the artery
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Detailed explanation-1: -The left upper lobe bronchus is hyparterial because it originates below the left pulmonary artery. The left interlobar pulmonary artery courses along the posterolateral aspect of the left lower lobe bronchus. Note the anterior location of the pulmonary veins .
Detailed explanation-2: -The hilum contains mostly bronchi and pulmonary vasculature, along with the phrenic nerve, lymphatics, nodes, and bronchial vessels. Both left and right hilum contain a pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins (superior and inferior), and bronchial arteries.
Detailed explanation-3: -The hilum of the lung is the wedge-shaped area on the central portion of each lung, located on the medial (middle) aspect of each lung. The hilar region is where the bronchi, arteries, veins, and nerves enter and exit the lungs.