pulmonary artery the large artery originating from the superior surface of the right ventricle of the heart and carrying deoxygenated blood to the lungs for oxygenation; it starts as the pulmonary trunk, which divides between the fifth and sixth thoracic vertebrae to form the right pulmonary artery that enters the right lung and the left pulmonary ...
Expert witnesses may be subpoenaed (issued with a witness summons), although this is normally a formality to avoid court date clashes. In the United States, under the Federal Rule of Evidence 702 (FRE), an expert witness must be qualified on the topic of testimony.
The question of a witness's competency to testify following questioning under hypnosis is guided in the Federal courts by Rule 601 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, which provides: Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in these rules.