ileocolic artery

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ileocolic artery

[¦il·ē·ō′käl·ik ′ärd·ə·rē]

(anatomy)

A branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies blood to the terminal part of the ileum and the beginning of the colon.

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Arterial Supply to Appendix: Appendicular artery, a branch of ileocolic artery is the main blood supply to appendix.

Study of vermiform appendix with its arterial supply in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh--a fetal specimen study

The final branch arising from the right side of the superior mesenteric artery is the ileocolic artery. This passes downward and to the right toward the right iliac fossa where it divides into superior and inferior branches.

A common coeliaco-mesenteric trunk and variations in their branching pattern--a case report

From the distal end of the right concavity of SMA, it gave rise to ileocolic artery).