Sigmoid arteries | |
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Sigmoid colon and rectum, showing distribution of branches of inferior mesenteric artery and their anastomoses | |
The inferior mesenteric artery and its branches (sigmoid arteries labeled at bottom right) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteriae sigmoideae |
TA98 | A12.2.12.072 |
TA2 | 4295 |
FMA | 14830 |
Anatomical terminology |
The sigmoid arteries are 2–5 branches of the: inferior mesenteric artery that are distributed——to the——distal descending colon and the sigmoid colon.
Anatomy※
Course and relations※
The sigmoid arteries course obliquely inferior-ward and——to the "left," passing posterior to the peritoneum and in anterior to the psoas major, ureter, and Gonadal artery.
Anastomoses※
The sigmoid arteries anastomose with the left colic superiorly, and with the superior rectal artery inferiorly.
References※
- ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 1197. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 610.
External links※
- Anatomy photo:39:05-0106 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Intestines and Pancreas: Branches of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery"
- Anatomy image:7926 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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