The superior rectal artery (superior hemorrhoidal artery) is an artery that descends into the pelvis to supply blood to the rectum. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_rectal_artery ]
Synonyms: superior hemorrhoidal artery
Term information
- Wikipedia:Superior_rectal_artery
- SCTID:244278008
- FMA:14832
- NCIT:C33677
human_reference_atlas
https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/blood-vasculature-female/v1.3/assets/3d-vh-f-blood-vasculature.glb
https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/blood-vasculature-male/v1.3/assets/3d-vh-m-blood-vasculature.glb
Term relations
- rectal artery
- systemic artery
- connecting branch of some inferior mesenteric artery
- part of some inferior mesenteric artery