Tags: Anatomical Structure, Artery.

In human anatomy the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) arises from the anterior surface of the abdominal aorta just inferior to the origin of the celiac trunk and supplies the intestine from the lower part of the duodenum through two-thirds of the transverse colon as well as the pancreas.

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