Preferred Label : sigmoid artery;
Uberon definition : The sigmoid arteries, two or three in number, run obliquely downward and to the left
behind the peritoneum and in front of the Psoas major, ureter, and internal spermatic
vessels. Their branches supply the lower part of the descending colon, the iliac colon,
and the sigmoid or pelvic colon; anastomosing above with the left colic, and below
with the superior hemorrhoidal artery.;
Uberon synonym : inferior left colic artery;
Origin ID : 0035180;
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The sigmoid arteries, two or three in number, run obliquely downward and to the left
behind the peritoneum and in front of the Psoas major, ureter, and internal spermatic
vessels. Their branches supply the lower part of the descending colon, the iliac colon,
and the sigmoid or pelvic colon; anastomosing above with the left colic, and below
with the superior hemorrhoidal artery.
