Ileocolic

Ileocolic artery
Arteries of cecum and vermiform process. (Terminal part of Ileocolic labeled at upper right.)
The superior mesenteric artery and its branches. (Ileocolic artery not labeled, but visible at bottom left.)
Details
Source	superior mesenteric artery
Branches	appendicular artery anterior cecal artery posterior cecal artery
Vein	ileocolic vein
Identifiers
Latin	arteria ileocolica
TA	A12.2.12.059
FMA	14815
Anatomical terminology []

The ileocolic artery is the lowest branch arising from the concavity of the superior mesenteric artery.

It passes downward and to the right behind the peritoneum toward the right iliac fossa, where it divides into a superior and an inferior branch; the inferior gives rise to the appendicular artery and anastomoses with the end of the superior mesenteric artery, the superior with the right colic artery. Supplies the cecum, ileum, and appendix.

The inferior branch of the ileocolic runs toward the upper border of the ileocolic junction and supplies the following branches:

Superior ileocecal fossa.

Colonic blood supply

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