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In human anatomy, the inferior mesenteric artery, often abbreviated as IMA, supplies the large intestine from the left colic (or splenic) flexure to the upper part of the rectum, which includes the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and part of the rectum. Proximally, its territory of distribution overlaps (forms a watershed) with the middle colic artery, and therefore the superior mesenteric artery. The SMA and IMA anastomose via the marginal artery (artery of Drummond). The territory of distribution of the IMA is more or less equivalent to the embryonic hindgut. Branches and associated veins:The IMA has the following branches: left colic artery sigmoid branches (the most superior being described as 'the superior sigmoid artery ')superior rectal artery, effectively the terminal branch of the IMA (the continuation of the IMA after all other branches)All these arterial branches further divide into arcades which then supply the colon at regular intervals. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Inferior mesenteric artery (Wikipedia)

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Inferior mesenteric artery
Part Display Name
Inferior mesenteric artery
Part Type
System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
Created On
2000-05-03
Construct for LOINC Short Name
IM a

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Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Нижняя брыжеечная артерия
zh-CNChinese (China)肠系膜下动脉
it-ITItalian (Italy)Arteria mesenterica inferiore
el-GRGreek (Greece)Κάτω μεσεντέριος αρτηρία
Synonyms: Κάτω μεσεντέριος αρτηρία