Middle colic artery

The middle colic artery is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that mostly supplies the transverse colon. It arises just below the pancreas. It passes inferiorly and anteriorly between the layers of the transverse mesocolon, and divides into left and right branches. The right branch anastomoses with the right colic artery, and the left anastomoses with the left colic artery, a branch of the inferior mesenteric artery. This sequence of anastomses are frequently referred to as the marginal artery of the colon.

Middle colic artery
The superior mesenteric artery and its branches. (Middle colic visible at center top.)
Colonic blood supply (Middle colic artery is #6)
Details
Sourcesuperior mesenteric artery
VeinMiddle colic vein
Suppliestransverse colon
Identifiers
Latinarteria colica media
TAA12.2.12.067
FMA14810
Anatomical terminology

The arches thus formed are placed about two fingers’ breadth from the transverse colon, to which they distribute branches.

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 609 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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