Iliolumbar artery
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| Artery: Iliolumbar artery | |
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| The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Iliolumbar artery not labeled, but Iliolumbar vein visible at center right.) | |
| Latin | arteria iliolumbalis |
| Gray's | subject #155 621 |
| Source | Internal iliac artery |
| Vein | iliolumbar vein |
The iliolumbar artery is the first branch of the posterior trunk of the internal iliac artery.
[edit] Course
The iliolumbar artery turns upward behind the obturator nerve and the external iliac artery and vein, to the medial border of the psoas major, behind which it divides into:
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 44:10-0100
- SUNY Radiology Pelvis:15PelArt
- SUNY Figs 43:07-02
- pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvicarteries)
- Illustration at mrcog-wiseowl.com
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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