Superior rectal artery
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The superior rectal artery is an artery that supplies bloods to the rectum and upper part down to the level of the anal canal
Summary
- origin: the terminal branch of the inferior mesenteric artery is the superior rectal artery
- course: descends into the pelvic cavity in the sigmoid mesocolon, crossing the left common iliac vessels
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branches:
opposite the S3 vertebra the superior- recto-sigmoid branch
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upper rectal
artery divides into twobranch -
right and left terminal branches
which: at the level of S3, these descend on each side of the rectum, dividing into smaller branches in the wall of the rectum
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anastomoses
- middle rectal artery (branch of internal iliac artery)
- inferior rectal artery (branch of internal pudendal artery)
-<p>The <strong>superior rectal artery </strong>is an artery that supplies bloods to the <a title="Rectum" href="/articles/rectum">rectum</a> and upper part of the <a title="Anal canal" href="/articles/anal-canal">anal canal</a>. </p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>- +<p>The <strong>superior rectal artery </strong>is an artery that supplies bloods to the <a href="/articles/rectum">rectum</a> down to the level of the levator ani <sup>2</sup>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
-<strong>branches: </strong>opposite the S3 vertebra the superior rectal artery divides into two terminal branches which descend on each side of the rectum, dividing into smaller branches in the wall of the rectum</li>- +<strong>branches:</strong><ul>
- +<li>recto-sigmoid branch</li>
- +<li>upper rectal branch</li>
- +<li>right and left terminal branches: at the level of S3, these descend on each side of the rectum, dividing into smaller branches in the wall of the rectum</li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
References changed:
- 2. Ayoub SF. Arterial supply to the human rectum. (1978) Acta anatomica. 100 (3): 317-27. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/619506">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
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