Common Iliac Artery
• At about the level of the 4th
lumbar vertebra, the
abdominal aorta divides into
the right and left common
iliac arteries
• Each passes inferiorly and
gives rise to two branches:
internal iliac and external iliac
, Internal iliac artery
• Visceral branches:
• Inferior vesical artery
• Uterine artery (female)
• Artery to the ductus
deferens (male)
• Middle rectal artery
• Internal pudendal artery
• Umbilical artery
, Internal iliac artery
• Inferior vesical artery
• Supplies:
• Base of the urinary bladder
• Vagina
• Prostate gland
• Seminal vesicles
• At about the level of the 4th
lumbar vertebra, the
abdominal aorta divides into
the right and left common
iliac arteries
• Each passes inferiorly and
gives rise to two branches:
internal iliac and external iliac
, Internal iliac artery
• Visceral branches:
• Inferior vesical artery
• Uterine artery (female)
• Artery to the ductus
deferens (male)
• Middle rectal artery
• Internal pudendal artery
• Umbilical artery
, Internal iliac artery
• Inferior vesical artery
• Supplies:
• Base of the urinary bladder
• Vagina
• Prostate gland
• Seminal vesicles
