Blood Supply Flashcards
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What are the branches of the superior mesenteric artery?
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- inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries
- jejunal arteries —> vasa recta
- middle colic artery (transverse colon)
- right colic artery (ascending colon)
- ileocolic artery
- ileal arteries
- caecal arteries
- appendicular artery
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What are the branches of the coeliac trunk?
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Coeliac trunk —> left gastric artery, splenic artery, common hepatic arteries (hepatic artery proper & gastroduodenal artery)
Splenic artery —> left gastro-epiploic artery & pancreatic branches
Common hepatic artery —> hepatic artery proper & gastroduodenal artery
Gastroduodenal artery —> right gastroepioploic artery, superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries, & duodenal arteries
Hepatic artery proper —> right gastric artery, left and right hepatic arteries
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What are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery?
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IMA —> left colic artery, sigmoid arteries, superior rectal artery
Left colic artery —> ascending & descending branches of left colic artery
