Left colic artery
The arteria colica sinistra ("left colon artery ") is a branch of the lower intestinal artery ( arteria mesenterica inferior or caudalis). Shortly after the origin it divides into an ascending branch ( ascending ramus ) and a descending branch ( descending ramus ). The ascending branch anastomoses with the arteria colica media , this connection is called Arcus Riolani , the descending branch with the arteria sigmoidea . The nodes lymphoidei colici sinistri lie along the arteria colica left .
The left colic artery supplies the descending colon and the distal third of the transverse colon.
literature
- Uwe Gille: Cardiovascular and immune system, Angiologia. In: Franz-Viktor Salomon, Hans Geyer, Uwe Gille (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 404-463.