ileal artery
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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileal_arteries ]
Synonyms: ileal branch of superior mesenteric artery
Term info
- galen:IlealArteries
- FMA:14809
- Wikipedia:Ileal_arteries
- SCTID:265479003
human_reference_atlas
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Gray535.png
arteriae ileales
uberon
UBERON:0005628
Ileal artery
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- systemic artery
- branching part of some superior mesenteric artery
- part of some superior mesenteric artery