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Sigmoid arteries
Sigmoid colon and rectum, showing distribution of branches of inferior mesenteric artery and their anastomoses
The inferior mesenteric artery and its branches (sigmoid arteries labeled at bottom right)
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Latinarteriae sigmoideae
TA98A12.2.12.072
TA24295
FMA14830
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The sigmoid arteries are 2–5 branches of the inferior mesenteric artery that are distributed to the distal descending colon and the sigmoid colon.[1]

  1. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 1197. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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