Arteries which arise from the abdominal aorta and distribute to most of the intestines. [ MESH:A07.231.114.565 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesenteric_artery ]
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- MESH:D008638
- BTO:0000779
- EMAPA:17312
- SCTID:281084003
- MA:0002003
- EHDAA:4343
- Wikipedia:Mesenteric_artery
- NCIT:C52975
- VHOG:0001117
- XAO:0000370
- UMLS:C0025465 (ncithesaurus:Mesenteric_Artery)
- EHDAA2:0001123
editor note
includes posterior and anterior mesenteric arteries, which branch from the dorsal aorta (see Kardong), and superior and inferior mesenteric arteries