Superficial iliac circumflex artery

Artery: Superficial iliac circumflex artery
Scheme of the femoral artery. (Superficial circumflex iliac labeled at upper right.)
Latin	arteria circumflexa ilium superficialis
Source	femoral artery
Dorlands / Elsevier	a_61/12153929

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The superficial iliac circumflex artery (or superficial circumflex iliac), the smallest of the cutaneous branches of the femoral artery, arises close to the superficial epigastric artery, and, piercing the fascia lata, runs lateralward, parallel with the inguinal ligament, as far as the crest of the ilium.

It divides into branches which supply the integument of the groin, the superficial fascia, and the superficial subinguinal lymph glands, anastomosing with the deep iliac circumflex, the superior gluteal and lateral femoral circumflex arteries.

Additional images

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  The subcutaneous inguinal ring.

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  The great saphenous vein and its tributaries at the fossa ovalis.

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  The great saphenous vein and its tributaries.

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  The femoral vein and its tributaries.

External links

• superficial+circumflex+iliac+artery at eMedicine Dictionary

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