Appendicular artery

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

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References

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


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