THE INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY
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Definitions of THE INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY
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Arises from the anterior part of the abdominal aorta, an inch and a half before its termination. It descends, on the left side, behind the peritoneum; engages itself in the substance of the iliac mesocolon, forming a considerable curvature, whose convexity faces the left side. When it reaches the brim of the pelvis, it passes along the posterior sepration of the mesorectum, and attains the neighbourhood of the anus, under the name Superior hemorrhoidal artery. It gives off no branch at its concave part; but, from the convex, the three Arteriae colicae sinistrae arise.
By Robley Dunglison
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