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superior mesenteric artery
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  superior mesenteric artery - originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colonarteria mesenterica, mesenteric artery - one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines |
superior mesenteric artery
superior mesenteric artery[sə′pir·ē·ər ‚mez·ən′ter·ik ′ärd·ə·rē] (anatomy) A major branch of the abdominal aorta with branches to the pancreas and intestine. superior mesenteric artery
su·pe·ri·or mes·en·ter·ic ar·ter·y [TA] origin, at the L1 vertebral level as the second anterior visceral branch of the abdominal aorta; branches, inferior pancreaticoduodenal, jejunal, ileal, ileocolic, appendicular, right colic, middle colic; anastomoses, superior pancreaticoduodenal and left colic. Synonym(s): arteria mesenterica superior [TA]su·pe·ri·or mes·en·ter·ic ar·te·ry (sŭ-pēr'ē-ŏr mez'en-ter'ik ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, abdominal aorta; branches, inferior pancreaticoduodenal, jejunal, ileal, ileocolic, appendicular, right colic, middle colic; anastomoses, superior pancreaticoduodenal and left colic.
Synonym(s): arteria mesenterica superior. superior mesenteric artery Abbreviation: SMA
The second unpaired midline artery branching from the abdominal aorta; it originates 1 to 2 cm distal to the celiac artery. It supplies blood to the midgut, i.e., the distal half of the duodenum, the jejunum, the ileum, the ascending colon, and the proximal half of the transverse colon. Its branches include the inferior pancreaticoduodenal, jejunal, ileal, ileocolic, marginal, and right and middle colic arteries. See: aorta (Branches of aorta)and circulation (Circulation of blood through heart and major vessels) for illus.See also: arteryAcronymsSeeSMAsuperior mesenteric artery
Related to superior mesenteric artery: hepatic artery, celiac trunk, abdominal aorta, splenic arteryWords related to superior mesenteric arterynoun originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colonRelated Words- arteria mesenterica
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