Espiral Atlas
ArteryAbdomen

Inferior mesenteric artery

arteria mesenterica inferior

The parts of the digestive tube derived from the hindgut: from the descending colon (below the left colic flexure) to the proximal rectum. The SMA supplies the part above the flexure; the anastomosis between the two matters in colon resection.

Abdomen – 3D human anatomy atlas

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