Vasa recta (intestines)

Artery: Vasa recta (intestines)


Gray's	subject #248 1175

For the kidney structure, see vasa recta

Vasa recta are straight arteries coming off from arcades in the mesentery of the jejunum and ileum, and heading toward the intestines.

The arcades are anastomoses of the jejunal and ilial arteries, branches of superior mesenteric artery.

[edit] See also

Loop of small intestine showing distribution of intestinal arteries.

This cardiovascular system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This digestive system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

v • d • e

AA:
Anterior

celiac	left gastric: esophageal branches splenic: pancreatic branches (greater, dorsal) – short gastric – left gastro-omental common hepatic: proper hepatic (cystic), right gastric, gastroduodenal (right gastro-omental, superior pancreaticoduodenal, supraduodenal)

SMA	inferior pancreaticoduodenal – intestinal (jejunal, ileal, arcades, vasa recta) – ileocolic (colic, anterior cecal, posterior cecal, ileal branch, appendicular) – right colic – middle colic

IMA	left colic – sigmoid – superior rectal – marginal