Iliolumbar artery

Iliolumbar artery

Infobox Artery
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Latin = arteria iliolumbalis
GraySubject = 155
GrayPage = 621


Caption = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Iliolumbar artery not labeled, but Iliolumbar vein visible at center right.)


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BranchFrom = Internal iliac artery
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Vein = iliolumbar vein
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The iliolumbar artery is a branch of the posterior trunk of the internal iliac artery.

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:

* Lumbar branch of iliolumbar artery
* Iliac branch of iliolumbar artery

External links

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* (NormanAnatomyFig|pelvicarteries)
* [http://www.mrcog-wiseowl.com/assets/images/internal_iliac_artery_web.jpgIllustration at mrcog-wiseowl.com]


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