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Pelvic viscera
and retroperitoneal space
Arteries of the rectum
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Kidney
Suprarenal gland
Urinary bladder
Colon sigmoideum
Pars abdominalis aortae
A. sacralis mediana
A. iliaca communis
A. glutea superior
A. iliaca interna
A. iliaca externa
A glutea inferior
A. pudenda interna
A obturatoria
A. rectalis media
A. rectalis inferior
Anus
A. mesenterica inferior
A rectalis superior*
Canalis obturatorius
Spina ischiadica
M obturatorius
internus
Rectum
M levator ani
Tuber ischiadicum
M. sphincter ani externus
Fig. 1147
Rectal arteries, Aa. rectales;
dorsal view.
* C linical term : SUDECK's point (from this point on there are
no fu rth e r anastom oses w ith the sigm oid arteries]
