Unit 3 - Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, and Perineum: Branches of the Internal Iliac Artery (Ex. III)

Question 1

P division

Answer 1

parietal branches:

• iliolumbar a. 1st branch; very tiny; M
• L sacral a. branch after iliolumbar; run on top of S gluteal
• S gluteal a. S to trunk for I gluteal and internal pudendal

Question 2

A division

Answer 2

visceral branches:
  - umbilical a. and S vesical a.
  - I vesical a.
 (- uterine a. and vaginal a. in FEMALES)
  - middle rectal a. 
  - internal pudendal a. 
parietal branches:
  - obturator a. **runs w/ n.**
  - I gluteal a. **splits off w/ internal pudendal a.**