Uberon definition : Mesenteric artery that supplies the whole length of the small intestine except the
superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the cecum and the ascending part of
the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior
surface of the aorta below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra.;
Uberon synonym : superior mesenteric arterial tree;
Uberon Structure note : Origin: abdominal aorta; branches, inferior pancreaticoduodenal, jejunal, ileal, ileocolic,
right colic, and middle colic arteries; distribution: small intestine, proximal half
of colon;
Mesenteric artery that supplies the whole length of the small intestine except the
superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the cecum and the ascending part of
the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior
surface of the aorta below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra.