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Ileal arteries

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Ileal arteries
Loop of small intestine showing distribution of intestinal arteries.
Ileal arteries
Details
Sourcesuperior mesenteric artery
Veinileal veins
Suppliesileum
Identifiers
Latinarteriae ileales
TA98A12.2.12.058
TA24257
FMA70810
Anatomical terminology

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.