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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileal_arteries ]
Synonyms: ileal branch of superior mesenteric artery
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- Wikipedia:Ileal_arteries
- SCTID:265479003
- galen:IlealArteries
- FMA:14809
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human_reference_atlas
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- systemic artery
- connecting branch of some superior mesenteric artery
- part of some superior mesenteric artery