Superficial circumflex iliac artery

Superficial circumflex iliac artery
Scheme of the femoral artery. (Superficial circumflex iliac labeled at upper right.)
Details
Source	Femoral artery
Identifiers
Latin	Arteria circumflexa iliaca superficialis
TA98	A12.2.16.012
TA2	4676
FMA	20737
Anatomical terminology

The superficial iliac circumflex artery (or superficial circumflex iliac), the smallest of the cutaneous branches of the femoral artery, arises close to the superficial epigastric artery, and, piercing the fascia lata, runs lateralward, parallel with the inguinal ligament, as far as the crest of the ilium.

It divides into branches which supply the integument of the groin, the superficial fascia, and the superficial subinguinal lymph glands, anastomosing with the deep iliac circumflex, the superior gluteal and lateral femoral circumflex arteries.

Additional images

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  The subcutaneous inguinal ring.
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  The great saphenous vein and its tributaries at the fossa ovalis.
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  The great saphenous vein and its tributaries.
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  The femoral vein and its tributaries.
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  Superficial circumflex iliac artery
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  Anterior abdominal wall.Superficial dissection.Anterior view.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• antthigh at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (femoralart)