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Right colic artery
Artery supplying the colon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The right colic artery is an artery of the abdomen, a branch of the superior mesenteric artery supplying the ascending colon. It divides into two terminal branches - an ascending branch and a descending branch - which form anastomoses with the middle colic artery, and ileocolic artery (respectively).
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Right colic artery | |
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![]() The superior mesenteric artery and its branches. (Right colic visible at center.) | |
![]() Colonic blood supply (right colic artery is #4) | |
Details | |
Source | Superior mesenteric artery |
Vein | Right colic vein |
Supplies | Ascending colon |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria colica dextra |
TA98 | A12.2.12.065 |
TA2 | 4264 |
FMA | 14811 |
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The right colic artery may be removed during a right hemicolectomy.