Vasa recta (intestines)
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| Artery: Vasa recta (intestines) | |
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| 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 ileal arteries, branches of superior mesenteric artery.
When comparing the vasa recta of the jejunum and the ileum, that of the former are long and few while the vasa recta in the latter are short and many.
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Loop of small intestine showing distribution of intestinal arteries.
[edit] External links
- jejunumileum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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