Ileal arteries
Loop of small intestine showing distribution of intestinal arteries.
Ileal arteries
Details
Sourcesuperior mesenteric artery
Branchesstraight arteries of ileum
Veinileal veins
Suppliesileum
Identifiers
Latinarteriae ileales
TA98A12.2.12.058
TA24257
FMA70810
Anatomical terminology

The ileal arteries are 12 branches of the superior mesenteric artery[1] which supply blood to the ileum. They arise from the left side of the superior mesenteric artery.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sobotta Anatomy Textbook. Friedrich Paulsen, Tobias M. Böckers, J. Waschke, Stephan Winkler, Katja Dalkowski, Jörg Mair, Sonja Klebe, Elsevier ClinicalKey. Munich. 2018. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-7020-6760-0. OCLC 1132300315.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)


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