Superior mesenteric artery

Artery which supplies blood to the intestines and pancreas Blood vessel Superior mesenteric arteryFrontal view of the superior mesenteric artery and its branches. The large vessel (blue) beside the SMA is the superior mesenteric vein. A considerable number of different branching patterns exist.3D-rendered computed tomography of abdominal aortic branches, showing exit of superior mesenteric artery between the kidneys.DetailsPrecursorVitelline arteriesSourceAbdominal aortaBranchesInferior pancreaticoduodenalmiddle colicright colicintestinal branches (jejunal, ileal) ileocolic Marginal artery of the colonVeinSuperior mesenteric veinSuppliesIntestineIdentifiersLatinarteria mesenterica superiorMeSHD017538TA98A12.2.12.053TA24252FMA14749Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata] In human anatomy, the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) is an artery which arises from the anterior surface of the abdominal aorta, just inferior to the origin of the celiac trunk, and supplies blood to the intestine from the lower part of the duodenum through two-thirds of the transverse colon, as well as the pancreas. Structure Origin In the adult, the SMA arises anterior to inferior border of vertebra L1 (transpyl