Sigmoid arteries | |
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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. [1]
The sigmoid arteries course obliquely inferior-ward and to the left, passing posterior to the peritoneum and in anterior to the psoas major, ureter, [2] and Gonadal artery. [1]
The sigmoid arteries anastomose with the left colic superiorly, and with the superior rectal artery inferiorly. [2]
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Sigmoid arteries | |
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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. [1]
The sigmoid arteries course obliquely inferior-ward and to the left, passing posterior to the peritoneum and in anterior to the psoas major, ureter, [2] and Gonadal artery. [1]
The sigmoid arteries anastomose with the left colic superiorly, and with the superior rectal artery inferiorly. [2]
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