Appendicular artery

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The appendicular artery is an artery that the appendix ( vermiform appendix ) supplied with blood.

Origin and course

The appendicular artery arises at the level of the ileocecal valve either directly or from a branch ( ramus ilealis or arteria caecalis posterior ) of the arteria ileocolica , descends behind the terminal ileum and opens into the mesenteriolum ( mesoappendix ), a separate mesentery of the appendage. Several side branches branch off from the appendix artery, which supply the wall of the appendix with blood.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FCAT - Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology: Terminologia Anatomica. Thieme, Stuttgart et al. 1998, ISBN 3-13-114361-4 .

literature

  • Anton Waldeyer : Human anatomy. Edited by Jochen Fanghänel , Franz Pera, Friedrich Anderhuber, Robert Nitsch. 17th, completely revised edition. de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-11-016561-9 , p. 999.
  • Hermann Voss , Robert Herrlinger : Taschenbuch der Anatomie. Volume 2: Histology 1. General anatomy of the intestines, digestive system, respiratory system, urogenital system and pelvic floor, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic and retrositus, circulatory system, defense system. With key to the item catalog. 17th, revised edition. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-437-00502-2 , p. 406.