Espiral Atlas
ArteryAbdomen

Superior mesenteric artery

arteria mesenterica superior

The part of the digestive tube derived from the midgut (jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon and transverse colon), proximal to the left colic flexure.

Abdomen – 3D human anatomy atlas

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  • Origin
  • Course
  • Branches

Related clinical cases

  • Intestinal ischemia
  • Artérias hepáticas aberrantes

Other structures in this region

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