Tim Taylor is a senior writer at Innerbody Research focusing on human anatomy and physiology. Tim earned both his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and his Master's degree in Teaching from the University of Pittsburgh.
The left pulmonary artery is also known as the left branch of the pulmonary artery. It supplies blood to the left lung; it runs down to the root of that lung and from there it branches out into two separate arteries. These smaller arteries each transport blood to one of the lung's left lobes.
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