Superior rectal artery
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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
- branches: 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
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anastomoses:
- middle rectal artery (branch of internal iliac artery)
- inferior rectal artery (branch of internal pudendal artery)
-<h4><strong>Summary</strong></h4><p></p><ul>- +<h4><strong>Summary</strong></h4><p> </p><ul>
-<strong style="line-height: 1.5;">origin:</strong> the terminal branch of the <a href="/articles/inferior-mesenteric-artery" title="Inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) " style="line-height: 1.5;">inferior mesenteric artery </a>is the superior rectal artery</li>- +<strong>origin:</strong> the terminal branch of the <a href="/articles/inferior-mesenteric-artery">inferior mesenteric artery </a>is the superior rectal artery</li>
-<strong style="line-height: 1.5;">course: </strong>descends into the pelvic cavity in the <a href="/articles/sigmoid-mesocolon" title="Sigmoid mesocolon" style="line-height: 1.5;">sigmoid mesocolon</a>, crossing the left <a href="/articles/common-iliac-vessels" title="common iliac vessels" style="line-height: 1.5;">common iliac vessels</a>- +<strong>course: </strong>descends into the pelvic cavity in the <a href="/articles/sigmoid-mesocolon">sigmoid mesocolon</a>, crossing the left <a href="/articles/common-iliac-artery">common iliac vessels</a>
-<strong style="line-height: 1.5;">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>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 style="line-height: 1.5;">anastomoses</strong>: <ul>- +<strong>anastomoses</strong>: <ul>
-<a href="/articles/middle-rectal-artery" title="middle rectal artery">middle rectal artery</a> (branch of <a href="/articles/internal-iliac-artery" title="internal iliac artery" style="line-height: 1.5;">internal iliac artery</a>)</li>- +<a href="/articles/middle-rectal-artery">middle rectal artery</a> (branch of <a href="/articles/internal-iliac-artery">internal iliac artery</a>)</li>
-<a href="/articles/inferior-rectal-artery" title="inferior rectal artery">inferior rectal artery</a> (branch of <a href="/articles/internal-pudendal-artery" title="internal pudendal artery" style="line-height: 1.5;">internal pudendal artery</a>)</li>- +<a href="/articles/inferior-rectal-artery">inferior rectal artery</a> (branch of <a href="/articles/internal-pudendal-artery">internal pudendal artery</a>)</li>
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