| Celiac trunk | Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) | Inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) | |
| Level | T12 | L1 | L3 |
| Branches | LHS (Left Hand Side) | MRI (distal to proximal) | LeSS |
| 1. | Left gastric artery | Middle colic artery | Left colic artery |
| 2. | common Hepatic artery | Right colic artery | Sigmoid arteries |
| 3. | Splenic artery | Ileocolic artery | Superior rectal artery |
| 4. | Intenstinal branches (ileal, jejunal) | ||
| 5. | Inferior pacreaticoduodenal artery |
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