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Ileal arteries

Ileal arteries
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Loop of small intestine showing distribution of intestinal arteries.
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Ileal arteries
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.


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