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transverse fissure of the liver and divides into right and left 

 branches. It gives off two branches the pyloric, which goes to 

 the pylorus and supplies both sides of the stomach ; the gastro- 

 duodenal, whose terminal branches supply the larger curvature of 

 the stomach, the head of the pancreas, and the duodenum. 



FIG. 58. THE INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY AND ITS BRANCHES 

 (AFTER TIEDEMANN). 



1. Superior Mesenteric Artery 



2. Middle Colic 



3. Inferior Mesenteric 



4. Left Colic 



5. Arteriae Sigmoideae 



6. Superior Hemorrhoidal 



7. Transverse Colon 



8. Descending Colon 



9. Iliac Colon 

 10. Pelvic Colon 



The Superior Mesenteric artery arises half an inch below the 

 cceliac and opposite the first lumbar vertebra. It crosses 

 obliquely downwards over the head of the pancreas to the root 

 of the mesentery. It gives off numerous branches which supply 



