sigmoid arteries

The sigmoid arteries are branches, between two-to-four, of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) and supply the sigmoid colon.

Summary

• origin: inferior mesenteric artery
• course: after arising from IMA, these branches descend to the left in the sigmoid mesocolon
• anastomosis:
  • superiorly with branches from the left colic artery
  • inferiorly with branches from the superior rectal artery

Siehe auch:

• Colon sigmoideum
• Arteria mesenterica inferior
• descending colon
• Arteria colica sinistra