Ileal arteries | |
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Loop of small intestine showing distribution of intestinal arteries.
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Ileal arteries
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Details | |
Source | superior mesenteric artery |
Vein | ileal veins |
Supplies | ileum |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteriae ileales |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
a_61/12154515 |
TA | A12.2.12.058 |
FMA | 70810 |
Anatomical terminology []
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The ileal arteries feed oxygenated blood into the ileum, a portion of the small intestine in mammals, reptiles, and birds. They are branches of the superior mesenteric artery.