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Anterior cecal artery: anatomy, location and function

The anterior cecal artery is a branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the front of the cecum. It supplies the anterior wall of the cecum.

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Highlighted in the model: Anterior cecal artery. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Anterior cecal artery at a glance

What it is
The anterior cecal artery is a branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the front of the cecum.
Location
It arises from the ileocolic artery (from its inferior branch), runs over the anterior surface of the cecum and gives small twigs to the cecal wall, sometimes near the ileocecal junction.
Function
It supplies the anterior wall of the cecum.
Body system
Cardiovascular · single, midline structure
FMA ID
FMA14816 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • The ileocolic artery also gives a posterior cecal artery, an appendicular artery and ileal branches.

Structures next to the anterior cecal artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Anterior cecal artery (FMA14816). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
  3. Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.

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