Superior mesenteric artery
Artery which supplies blood to the intestines and pancreas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In human anatomy, the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) is an artery which arises from the anterior surface of the abdominal aorta, just inferior to the origin of the celiac trunk, and supplies blood to the intestine from the lower part of the duodenum through two-thirds of the transverse colon, as well as the pancreas.
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Superior mesenteric artery | |
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Details | |
Precursor | Vitelline arteries |
Source | Abdominal aorta |
Branches | Inferior pancreaticoduodenal middle colic right colic intestinal branches (jejunal, ileal) ileocolic Marginal artery of the colon |
Vein | Superior mesenteric vein |
Supplies | Intestine |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria mesenterica superior |
MeSH | D017538 |
TA98 | A12.2.12.053 |
TA2 | 4252 |
FMA | 14749 |
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