Appendicular artery

Appendicular artery
Arteries of cecum and appendix (appendicular artery labeled at bottom center right)
Details
Source Ileocolic artery
Vein Appendicular vein
Supplies Appendix
Identifiers
Latin Arteria appendicularis
TA A12.2.12.062
FMA 14818
Anatomical terminology

The appendicular artery (appendiceal artery) is a terminal branch of the ileocolic artery that descends behind the termination of the ileum and enters the mesoappendix of the vermiform appendix. It runs near the free margin of the mesoappendix and ends in branches which supply the appendix.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 607 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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