Anterior cecal artery

Artery: Anterior cecal artery

Arteries of cecum and appendix
Latin	Arteria caecalis anterior
Gray's	subject #154 607
Source	Ileocolic artery

The anterior cecal artery (or anterior caecal artery) is a branch of the ileocolic artery which supplies the anterior region of the cecum.^[1]

References

^ "Definition: 'Anterior Cecal Artery'". MediLexicon International Ltd. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

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SUNY Labs 39:03-0110 - "Intestines and Pancreas: Branches of Superior Mesenteric Artery"

List of arteries of torso – abdomen

Parietal

celiac

left gastric	esophageal branches

common hepatic	proper hepatic (cystic) right gastric gastroduodenal (right gastro-omental, superior pancreaticoduodenal, supraduodenal)

splenic	pancreatic branches (greater, dorsal) short gastric left gastro-omental

SMA

inferior pancreaticoduodenal
intestinal (jejunal, ileal, arcades, vasa recta)
ileocolic (colic, anterior cecal, posterior cecal, ileal branch, appendicular)
right colic
middle colic

IMA

Posterior

visceral

terminal/
common iliac

IIA

umbilical	superior vesical to ductus deferens ♂ medial umbilical ligament

obturator	anterior branch posterior branch

middle rectal	vaginal branch ♀

uterine ♀	arcuate vaginal of uterine ovarian of uterine tubal of uterine spiral

V/IV	vaginal ♀ inferior vesical ♂

inferior gluteal	accompanying of ischiadic nerve crucial anastomosis

internal pudendal	inferior rectal perineal (posterior scrotal ♂/labial ♀) bulb of penis ♂/vestibule ♀ urethral deep artery of the penis ♂ (helicine)/clitoris ♀ dorsal of the penis ♂/clitoris ♀

Posterior

EIA

see arteries of lower limbs

M: VAS

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noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

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