Middle colic artery

Middle colic artery
Middle colic artery
	The superior mesenteric artery and its branches. (Middle colic visible at center top.)
	Colonic blood supply (Middle colic artery is #6)
Details
Source	Superior mesenteric artery
Vein	Middle colic vein
Supplies	Transverse colon
Identifiers
Latin	arteria colica media
TA98	A12.2.12.067
TA2	4265
FMA	14810
	Anatomical terminology

The middle colic artery is an artery of the abdomen; a branch of the superior mesenteric artery distributed to parts of the ascending and transverse colon. It usually divides into two terminal branches - a left one and a right one - which go on to form anastomoses with the left colic artery, and right colic artery (respectively), thus participating in the formation of the marginal artery of the colon.

Parts of the artery may be removed in different types of hemicolectomy.