External iliac artery

External iliac artery
Front of abdomen, showing common iliac artery, the source of the external iliac artery
Volume rendered CT scan of abdominal and pelvic blood vessels.
Details
SourceCommon iliac arteries
BranchesFemoral arteries, inferior epigastric arteries
VeinExternal iliac veins
Identifiers
Latinarteria iliaca externa
TA98A12.2.16.002
TA24357
FMA18805
Anatomical terminology

The external iliac arteries are two major arteries which bifurcate off the common iliac arteries anterior to the sacroiliac joint of the pelvis.

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