Blood Supply to the Large Intestine. Flashcards
The ileocolic artery is a branch of what artery?
The cranial mesenteric artery.
The ileocolic artery supplies what areas of the body?
The ileum of the small intestine and the colon of the large intestine.
What are the 5 major branches of the ileocolic artery?
The middle colic artery.
The right colic artery.
The colic branch.
The anti mesenteric ileal artery.
The cecal branch of the ileocolic artery.
What artery of the large intestine is present on the anti-mesenteric side?
The anti-mesenteric ileal artery is found on the jejunum.
This allows us to differentiate the jejunum from the ileum.
What branch of the ileocolic artery supplies the cecum of the large intestine?
The cecal branch.
What part of the body is supplied by the caudal mesenteric artery?
The large intestine.
What are the 2 branches given off by the caudal mesenteric artery?
The left colic artery.
The cranial rectal artery.
The left colic artery will anastamose with what other artery?
The middle colic artery.
Does the cranial rectal artery supply the rectum?
No.
What blood vessels supply the rectum?
Branches of the internal ileac artery.
What blood vessel supplies anything in the pelvic cavity?
The internal iliac artery.
The middle colic and caudal rectal artery are both branches of what artery?
The internal pudendal artery.
What are the 2 branches of the cranial mesenteric artery?
Jejunal artery.
Mesenteric ileal artery.
What are the 2 branches of the caudal mesenteric artery?
Left colic artery.
Cranial rectal artery.
What are the 5 branches of the ileocolic artery?
Ileocolic artery.
Middle artery.
Right colic artery.
Colic branch.
Antimesenteric ileal artery.
