- Source: Sigmoid arteries
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
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
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sigmoid arteries
- Sigmoid
- Sigmoid colon
- Testicular artery
- Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes
- Large intestine
- Inferior mesenteric artery
- Abdominal aorta
- Peritoneum
- Left colic artery
