Superior mesenteric artery

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Superior mesenteric artery
Frontal 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.
Details
Precursor	Vitelline arteries
Source	Abdominal aorta
Branches	Inferior pancreaticoduodenal middle colic right colic intestinal branches (jejunal, ileal) ileocolic Marginal artery of the colon
Vein	Superior mesenteric vein
Supplies	Intestine
Identifiers
Latin	arteria mesenterica superior
MeSH	D017538
TA98	A12.2.12.053
TA2	4252
FMA	14749
Anatomical 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.