Preferred Label : ileocolic artery;
Uberon definition : 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 anastomoses with the end of the superior mesenteric artery, the superior
with the right colic artery. Supplies the cecum, ileum, and appendix. [WP,unvetted].;
Origin ID : 0001197;
UMLS CUI : C0226323;
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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 anastomoses with the end of the superior mesenteric artery, the superior
with the right colic artery. Supplies the cecum, ileum, and appendix. [WP,unvetted].
