Pelvic Vessels, Nerves, and Lymphatics Flashcards
What major vessel has branches responsible for supplying the pelvic structures?
Abdominal aorta
What branches of the abdominal aorta supply the ovaries?
Ovarian aa.
What branch off the abdominal aorta supplies the lower lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, and coccyx?
Middle (median) sacral a.
The common iliac arteries bifurcate at the level of _____ intervertebral disc into the _____ and ______ iliac arteries
L5-S1; external; internal
The external iliac artery becomes the ____ a., while the internal iliac artery supplies the pelvic structures and _______
Femoral; perineum
What are the 4 branches off the abdominal aorta responsible for supplying pelvic structures?
Ovarian aa.
Median sacral a.
Common iliac aa.
Inferior mesenteric a.
_____ ______ = terminal branch of inferior mesenteric a. whose 2 branches supply both sides of the rectum as far inferiorly as the internal anal sphincter
Superior rectal a.
What artery consists of both anterior and posterior divisions, supplying many pelvic structures?
Internal iliac a.
What are the 3 major branches of the posterior division of the internal iliac a.?
Lateral sacral aa.
Iliolumbar a.
Superior gluteal a.
What are the 9 major branches of the anterior division of the internal iliac a. (Females)?
Umbilical a. Superior vesical a. Inferior vesical a. Middle rectal a. Obturator a. Internal pudendal a. Inferior gluteal a. Uterine a. Vaginal a.
The ________ arteries (2 or more vessels) supply the piriformis then enter the anterior sacral foramina to supply the structures of the sacral canal. They eventually exit the posterior sacral foramina to supply the _____ _____ muscles and the skin posterior to the sacrum
Lateral sacral; erector spinae
The _______ artery courses between the obturator nerve and the lumbosacral trunk to supply the psoas major, iliacus, and quadratus lumborum plus the _____ _____ in the vertebral canal
Iliolumbar; cauda equina
What is the terminal branch of the posterior division of the internal iliac a.?
Superior gluteal a.
The superior gluteal a. exits the greater sciatic foramen and supplies what 3 muscles?
Piriformis m.
Gluteal mm.
Tensor fascia lata m.
What 2 arteries originate from the same trunk and supply the urinary bladder? Which one is obliterated after birth?
Umbilical a. (Obliterated after birth)
Superior vesical a.
What structures does the inferior vesical a. supply in males?
Urinary bladder
Seminal vesicle
Prostate
Ureter
What artery supplies the rectum, prostate, seminal vesicle in males, and the rectum and vagina in females?
Middle rectal a.
The _______ artery supplies the pelvic muscles, head of femur, then leaves the pelvic cavity via the ________ ______ to enter the medial thigh
Obturator; obturator canal
The __________ artery exits the pelvis via the greater sciatic foramen, loops around the spine of the ischium to enter the perineum via the lesser sciatic foramen, and supplies all the perineal structures
Internal pudendal