superior mesenteric artery
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001182
Mesenteric artery that supplies the whole length of the small intestine except the superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the cecum and the ascending part of the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior surface of the aorta below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra. [ MESH:A07.231.114.565.755 ]
Synonyms: superior mesenteric arterial tree
Term info
- MA:0002005
- EHDAA2:0001949
- GAID:502
- UMLS:C0162861 (ncithesaurus:Superior_Mesenteric_Artery)
- Wikipedia:Superior_mesenteric_artery
- MESH:D017538
- VHOG:0000754
- NCIT:C33685
- BTO:0002303
- FMA:14749
- galen:SuperiorMesentericArtery
- EHDAA:5313
- EMAPA:18619
- SCTID:362048004
- EHDAA:3358
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Origin: abdominal aorta; branches, inferior pancreaticoduodenal, jejunal, ileal, ileocolic, right colic, and middle colic arteries; distribution: small intestine, proximal half of colon
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Superior_mesenteric_a.gif, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Gray1099.png
arteria mesenterica superior
uberon
UBERON:0001182
Superior mesenteric artery
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606