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Superior mesenteric artery
Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy:
A large
unpaired
artery
that
arises
from the
abdominal
aorta
just below the
celiac artery
at the level of the first
lumbar vertebra
, and
supplies
the
intestine
from the
distal
half
of the
duodenum
through
two-thirds
of the
transverse colon
, as well as the
head
of the pancreas.
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