vessel supplies blood to superior mesenteric artery Mesenteric artery that supplies the whole length of the small intestine except the superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the cecum and the ascending part of the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior surface of the aorta below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra. SCTID:362048004 EHDAA:3358 EHDAA2:0001949 GAID:502 EMAPA:18619 MESH:D017538 BTO:0002303 superior mesenteric arterial tree EHDAA:5313 FMA:14749 VHOG:0000754 Wikipedia:Superior_mesenteric_artery galen:SuperiorMesentericArtery UBERON:0001182 NCIT:C33685 MA:0002005 jejunum ileum mesenteric artery