Quick Facts
Origin: Ileocolic artery.
Course: Passes inferior and to the left to the ileocecal junction, superior to the territory of the ileal branch.
Branches: None.
Supplied Structures: Cecum and inferior portion of the ascending colon.
Origin
The colic branch is one of two branches of the ileocolic artery, the other being the ileal branch.
Course
The colic branch passes superior to the ileal branch to the medial margin of the proximal ascending colon where it turns and ascends along its left aspect.
Branches
The colic branch continues as the ascending colic branch. It anastomoses with the right colic artery.
Supplied Structures
The colic artery supplies the cecum and approximately the proximal quarter of the ascending colon (Dorland, 2011).
References
Dorland, W. (2011) Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 32nd edn. Philadelphia, USA: Elsevier Saunders.
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Ileocolic Artery
The ileocolic artery, which arises from the cranial mesenteric artery, supplies the proximal portion.
