Arterial and veins of the pelvis Flashcards
1
Q
What is the major supplier of the pelvic region?
What are its branches
A
Internal iliac artery
Anterior, posterior
2
Q
What arteries are found in the anterior division of the internal iliac artery
A
Obturator artery Umbilical artery Inferior vesical artery Vaginal artery Uterine artery Middle rectal artery Internal pudenal artery Inferior gluteal artery
3
Q
What artery of the pelvis does not arise from the internal iliac artery?
A
Ovarian artery- arises from abdominal aorta
4
Q
What artery of the pelvis does not arise from the internal iliac artery?
A
Ovarian artery- arises from abdominal aorta
5
Q
What are the three major vessels that drain the pelvic veins?
A
External iliac vein, internal iliac vein, common iliac vein
6
Q
What veins drain into external iliac vein?
A
inferior epigastric
Deep circumflex vein
7
Q
What veins drain into the internal iliac vein?
A
Gluteal veins Internal pudendal vein Obturator vein Lateral sacral veins Middle rectal vein Vesical veins Uterine and vaginal veins
8
Q
What veins drain into the common iliac vein?
A
Iliolumbar vein
Middle sacral veins
