Branches of the abdominal aorta II

Question 1

What do branches of the superior mesenteric artery supply?

Answer 1

The small and large intestines, from the inferior duodenum to the right colic flexure of the colon

Question 2

Where does the inferior pancreaticduodenal arise from? and what does it supply?

Answer 2

It arises from the superior mesenteric. It supplies the inferior part of the duodenum and pancreas and anastomoses with its superior counterpart.

Question 3

What are arcades?

Answer 3

Numerous branches of the superior mesenteric artery that form large loops in the mesentery. They supply the jejunum and ileum.

Question 4

What does the ilecolic artery supply?

Answer 4

The terminal ileum, vermiform appendix and inferior ascending colon.

Question 5

What does the right colic artery supply?

Answer 5

The superior ascending colon.

Question 6

What does the middle colic artery supply?

Answer 6

The transverse colon.

Question 7

What do branches of the inferior mesenteric artery supply?

Answer 7

The large intestines distal to the right colic flexure, to the rectum.

Question 8

What does the left colic artery supply?

Answer 8

The descending colon. It also anastomoses with the middle colic artery of the superior mesenteric artery.

Question 9

What do the sigmoid arteries supply?

Answer 9

The sigmoid colon.

Question 10

What does the superior rectal artery supply?

Answer 10

The proximal rectum. The distal rectum is not supplied by the abdominal aorta.