PMC5829693_01
Vascularization of the large intestine. Macro specimen (female, 61 years). 1) inferior mesenteric artery; 2) superior mesenteric artery; 3) common trunk of the right colic and middle colic arteries; 4) common trunk of the accessory middle colic and left colic arteries; 5) right colic artery; 6) middle colic artery; 7) accessory right colic artery; 8) accessory middle colic artery; 9) left colic artery; 10) sigmoid artery; 11) ileocolic artery.
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There were no visible anatomical anastomoses between the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries (Figure 1).