About The Medical Condition Inferior Mesenteric Artery

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Inferior Mesenteric Artery

Inferior Mesenteric Artery Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Inferior Mesenteric Artery Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Inferior Mesenteric Artery?

The artery supplying nearly all the left half of the transverse colon, the whole of the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the greater part of the rectum. It is smaller than the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) and arises from the aorta above its bifurcation into the common iliac arteries.

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