Posterior cecal artery

Posterior cecal artery

Anatomy

Course
A branch of the ileocolic artery that branches off near the junction of the ileum and the cecum. It can branch off together with the anterior cecal artery as a trunk, or individually.

Supply

The posterior cecal artery supplies the cecum and the appendix.

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