Appendicular artery

{{Short description|Artery supplying the appendix}}

{{Infobox artery

| Name = Appendicular artery

| Latin = arteria appendicularis

| Image = Gray536.png

| Caption = Arteries of cecum and appendix (appendicular artery labeled at bottom center right)

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| Caption2 =

| BranchFrom = Ileocolic artery

| BranchTo =

| Vein = Appendicular vein

| Supplies = Appendix

}}

The appendicular artery, also known as the appendiceal artery, commonly arises from the terminal branch of the ileocolic artery, or less commonly from the posterior cecal artery or an ileal artery.{{Cite web|url=https://radiopaedia.org/articles/appendicular-artery|title=Appendicular artery {{!}} Radiology Reference Article {{!}} Radiopaedia.org|last=Knipe|first=Henry|website=Radiopaedia|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-13}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b7FVCgAAQBAJ&q=Appendicular+artery|title=Gray's Anatomy E-Book: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice|last=Standring|first=Susan|date=2015-08-07|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=9780702068515|language=en}} It descends behind the termination of the ileum and enters the mesoappendix of the vermiform appendix. It runs near the free margin of the mesoappendix and ends in branches which supply the appendix.

File:Micrograph of entry point of appendicular arteries.jpg