Mesenteric artery that supplies the whole length of the small intestine except the superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the cecum and the ascending part of the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior surface of the aorta below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra. [ MESH:A07.231.114.565.755 ]
Synonyms: superior mesenteric arterial tree
Term information
- SCTID:362048004
- GAID:502
- EHDAA:5313
- galen:SuperiorMesentericArtery
- EHDAA2:0001949
- EHDAA:3358
- Wikipedia:Superior_mesenteric_artery
- EMAPA:18619
- MESH:D017538
- MA:0002005
- BTO:0002303
- FMA:14749
- NCIT:C33685
- UMLS:C0162861 (ncithesaurus:Superior_Mesenteric_Artery)
- VHOG:0000754
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Superior_mesenteric_a.gif
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Gray1099.png
https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/blood-vasculature-male/v1.3/assets/3d-vh-m-blood-vasculature.glb
Origin: abdominal aorta; branches, inferior pancreaticoduodenal, jejunal, ileal, ileocolic, right colic, and middle colic arteries; distribution: small intestine, proximal half of colon