Sigmoid arteries

Sigmoid arteries
Sigmoid colon and rectum, showing distribution of branches of inferior mesenteric artery and their anastomoses
The inferior mesenteric artery and its branches (sigmoid arteries labeled at bottom right)
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Identifiers
Latinarteriae sigmoideae
TA98A12.2.12.072
TA24295
FMA14830
Anatomical terminology

The sigmoid arteries are 2–5 branches of the inferior mesenteric artery that are distributed to the distal descending colon and the sigmoid colon.

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