Jejunal arteries

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Jejunal arteries
Loop of small intestine showing distribution of intestinal arteries.
Jejunal arteries
Details
Sourcesuperior mesenteric artery
Veinjejunal veins
Suppliesjejunum
Identifiers
Latinarteriae jejunales
TA98A12.2.12.057
TA24256
FMA70809
Anatomical terminology

The jejunal arteries are four-five branches of the superior mesenteric artery[1] which supply blood to the jejunum.[citation needed] They arise from the left side of the superior mesenteric artery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Sobotta Anatomy Textbook. Friedrich Paulsen, Tobias M. Böckers, J. Waschke, Stephan Winkler, Katja Dalkowski, Jörg Mair, Sonja Klebe, Elsevier ClinicalKey. Munich. 2018. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-7020-6760-0. OCLC 1132300315.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)