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Pelvic viscera

and retroperitoneal space

Pelvic arteries

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Kidney

Suprarenal gland

Urinary bladder

A uterina

A. sacralis lateralis

M piriformis

A. glutea inferior

A iliaca communis

A. iliolumbalis

A, iliaca interna

A glutea superior

A iliaca externa

A obturatoria

A. umbilicalis

A- vesicalis superior

Lig sacrospinale

A pudenda interna

Lig sacrotuberaie

A rectalis media

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Fig. 1162 a-d

Variability of the branching pattern of the internal iliac artery, A. iliaca interna;

viewed from the left.

a

All branches

arise from

the same stem.

b

The internal

iliac artery, A.

iliaca

interna, divides into two major branches ["textbook case”),

c

The internal

iliac artery, A.

iliaca

interna, divides into three major branches,

d

The internal

iliac artery, A.

iliaca

interna, divides into more than three major branches.