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inferior mesenteric artery

Origin: abdominal aorta Branches: 1) superior rectal artery 2) left colic artery 3) sigmoid artery Distribution: -> distal part of colon - from near left colic flexure to ampulla of rectum Anastomoses: 1) middle colic artery 2) middle rectal artery

General

blood vessel

Properties

FORM: inferior mesenteric artery BRANCHES: superior rectal (hemorrhoidal) artery left colic artery sigmoid artery ORIGIN: aorta

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Gardner, Gray & O'Rahilly. Anatomy. Saunders 4th ed., 1975

Components

intima; tunica intima tunica media vascular endothelium