Pelvic Vessels

Question 1

At what position does the aorta divide to give the 2 common Iliac arteries ?

Answer 1

L4

Question 2

What branch of the common Iliac Provides blood supply to the Pelvis, Internal or External ?

Answer 2

Internal.

Question 3

How many branches form from the internal iliac ?

Answer 3

2 branches, Anterior and Posterior.

Question 4

What is the first branch of the Anterior Division of Internal Iliac?

Answer 4

Umbilical Artery.

Question 5

What gives rise to the superior vesical artery ?

Answer 5

Umbilical artery.

Question 6

What is the third branch of the anterior division of internal iliac

Answer 6

Inferior Vesical.

Question 7

What is the 2nd Branch of the Anterior division of the internal iliac.

Answer 7

Obturator artery.

Question 8

What is the smaller of terminal branch of the anterior division ?

Answer 8

Internal Pudendal.

Question 9

What is the second Terminal branch of the anterior division

Answer 9

Inferior Gluteal.

Question 10

What is the 4th branch of the anterior division ?

Answer 10

Middle Rectal.

Question 11

What does the Inferior vesical and middle rectal arteries supply in males ?

Answer 11

Prostate gland, Seminal vesicles and Ductus deferens.

Question 12

Where do the testicular and ovarian arteries originate from ?

Answer 12

both originate from abdominal aorta @ L2 due to the positioning of the organs during development.

Question 13

What us the additional branch in females that arises before the umbilical artery in the anterior division ?

Answer 13

The Uterine Artery.

Question 14

What are the three branches of the posterior division ?

Answer 14

Iliolumbar, lateral sacral and superior gluteal.

Question 15

What does the Umbilical artery supply ?

Answer 15

Urinary Bladder and Ureter.

Question 16

What does the Superior vesical arteries supply ?

Answer 16

The upper part of the urinary bladder and the distal end of the Ipsilateral ureter.

Question 17

What does the Obturator artery give overall blood supply too ?

Answer 17

The muscles of the pelvis, the medial compartment of the thigh and the hip joint.

Question 18

Where does the Internal pudendal artery leave the pelvis.

Answer 18

The greater sciatic foramen beside the piriformis.

Question 19

what branches does the internal pudendal give rise to ?

Answer 19

Inferior rectal, perineal and urethral arteries.

Question 20

What is the additional branch giving off by the internal pudendal specific to males ?

Answer 20

The artery of the bulb of the penis.

Question 21

What is the additional branch giving off by the internal pudendal specific to females ?

Answer 21

The artery of bulb of vestibule.

Question 22

Overall what does the internal pudendal give arterial supply too ?

Answer 22

The rectum, Anal canal, perineum and external genitalia in both sexes.

Question 23

What branch does the Innferior gluteal artery give off along it’s course ?

Answer 23

Artery to the sciatic nerve.

Question 24

Overall what does the inferior gluteal give arterial supply too ?

Answer 24

Gluteal region and posterior thigh.

Question 25

What does the Iliolumbar artery give arterial supply to ?

Answer 25

Psoas major, quadratus lumborum, iliacusm the L5 vertebra, scarum and ilium.

Question 26

What does the lateral sacral arteries give arterial supply to ?

Answer 26

Sacrum, coccyx and structures withing the sacral canal along with structures within the vertebral canal.

Question 27

Where does the superior Gluteal nerve exit the pelvis ?

Answer 27

The greater sciatic foramen, superiorly to the piriformis muscle.

Question 28

How many terminal branches does the superior Gluteal artery have ?

Answer 28

2, Superficial and deep.

Question 29

Overall what doe the superior gluteal artery give arterial supply too ?

Answer 29

Buttock region and the gluteus muscles in particular.