Anatomy: Superior & Inferior Mesenteric Arteries and Their Branches

SUPERIOR & INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERIES

Marginal artery Middle colic Inferior pancreaticoduodenal Right colic Ileocolic with anterior & posterior caecal branches Appendicular from posterior caecal branch of ileocolic Superior mesenteric Inferior mesenteric Left colic with superior & inferior branches Note: marginal artery is weak link at junction of mid & hind gut, 2/3 along transverse colon