Uterine artery
| Artery: Uterine artery | |
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| Arteries of the female reproductive tract: uterine artery, ovarian artery and vaginal arteries. (Uterine artery labeled at center.) | |
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| Vessels of the uterus and its appendages, rear view. (Uterine artery labeled at center right.) | |
| Latin | arteria uterina |
| Gray's | subject #155 615 |
| Supplies | round ligament of the uterus, ovary, uterus, vagina, uterine tube |
| Source | internal iliac artery |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
a_61/12156490 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The uterine artery is an artery in females that supplies blood to the uterus.
Structure
The uterine artery usually arises from the anterior division of the internal iliac artery. It travels to the uterus, crossing the ureter anteriorly.
It travels through the parametrium of the inferior broad ligament of the uterus.
It commonly anastomoses (connects with) the vaginal artery. The vaginal artery sometimes arises from the uterine artery, instead of arising directly from the internal iliac artery.
Branches and organs supplied
- round ligament of the uterus
- ovary ("Ovarian branches")
- uterus
- vagina ("Vaginal branches" - azygos arteries of the vagina)
- uterine tube ("Tubal branch")
Additional images
See also
- Uterine artery embolization
- Uterine leiomyomata (fibroids of the uterus)
External links
- SUNY Labs 43:13-0204 - "The Female Pelvis: Branches of Internal Iliac Artery"
- Uterine+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
- Norman/Georgetown pelvis (uterus)
Arteries of torso - abdomen | |||||||
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| AA: Anterior |
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| AA: Posterior | visceral: middle suprarenal – renal (inferior suprarenal) – testicular/ovarianparietal: inferior phrenic (superior suprarenal) – lumbar – median sacral terminal: common iliac (IIA, EIA) | ||||||
| IIA: Anterior |
(superior vesical,
to ductus deferens) –
inferior vesical –
middle rectal –
uterine
(azygos of the vagina) –
vaginal –
obturator
(anterior branch,
posterior branch) –
internal pudendal
(inferior rectal,
perineal,
artery of the urethral bulb,
urethral,
deep artery of the penis,
dorsal artery of the penis) –
inferior gluteal
(accompanying of ischiadic nerve,
crucial anastomosis)
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| IIA: Posterior | |||||||
| EIA | |||||||
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