Anatom3DDescending branch of colic artery
Ramus descendens arteriae colicae · Sestupná větev tračníkové tepny
Heart & arteries
Looks like
The lower branch of a colic artery, running down along the colon to join the next artery.
What it does
Supplies the colon and forms part of the marginal chain.
Keeping it well
Divided in bowel surgery; rarely a problem alone.
Related conditions
- Aortic aneurysm
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Hypothermia & frostbite
- Ischaemic colitis
- Kawasaki disease
- Metabolic syndrome
- Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
- Peripheral artery disease
- Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
- Pre-eclampsia
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Sepsis
- Shock (circulatory failure)
- Vasculitis (GCA & others)