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inferior mesenteric artery
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  inferior mesenteric artery - arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestinearteria mesenterica, mesenteric artery - one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines |
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in·fe·ri·or mes·en·ter·ic ar·ter·y [TA] origin, at the L3 vertebral level as the third and smallest anterior visceral branch of the abdominal aorta; branches, left colic, sigmoid, superior rectal; anastomoses, middle colic and middle rectal. Synonym(s): arteria mesenterica inferior [TA]in·fe·ri·or mes·en·ter·ic ar·te·ry (in-fēr'ē-ŏr mez'en-ter'ik ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, abdominal aorta; branches, left colic, sigmoid, superior rectal; anastomoses, middle colic and middle rectal.
Synonym(s): arteria mesenterica inferior. inferior mesenteric artery The third unpaired midline artery that branches from the abdominal aorta; it originates 3 to 4 cm proximal to the aortic bifurcation. It supplies blood to the hindgut, i.e., the distal half of the transverse colon, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum. Its branches include the left colic, sigmoid, and superior rectal arteries. See: aorta (Branches of aorta), circulation (Circulation of blood through heart and major vessels) for illus. See also: arteryAcronymsSeeinternal mammary arteryinferior mesenteric artery
Related to inferior mesenteric artery: portal vein, internal iliac artery, abdominal aorta, celiac trunk, common iliac artery, Left colic artery, Marginal arteryWords related to inferior mesenteric arterynoun arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestineRelated Words- arteria mesenterica
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