See Also: Artery, mesenteric(health)
mesenteric artery, inferior(medicine)
mesenteric artery, superior(medicine)
inferior mesenteric artery(medicine)
mesenteric artery occlusion(medicine)
superior mesenteric artery(medicine)
superior mesenteric artery syndrome(medicine)
ascending branch of the inferior mesenteric artery(medicine)
tomolevel(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)

mesenteric artery, superior (medicine) and tomolevel (medicine)


mesenteric artery, superior (medicine)


mesenteric artery, superior


A large vessel supplying the whole length of the small intestine except the superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the caecum and the ascending part of the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior surface of the aorta below the coeliac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra.


tomolevel (medicine)


tomolevel


An obsolete term for the level at which tomography is performed.