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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 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:
External links
- SUNY Labs 44:10-0100
- SUNY Radiology Pelvis:15PelArt
- SUNY Figs 43:07-02
- Norman/Georgetown pelvis (pelvicarteries)
- Illustration at mrcog-wiseowl.com
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