Arteries of Abdomen

Left Ventricle Ascending Aorta Arch of aorta Descending Thoracic Aorta Abdominal Aorta 1 (T12) ______________________________________________________ Lateral branches Ventral Branches Dorsal Branches Inferior Phrenic Artery (Pair) Coeliac Trunk 2 4 Lumber branches (Pair) Middle SupraRenal Artery (Pair) Superior Mesentery Artery 3 Median Sacral Artery Renal Artery (Pair) Inferior Mesentary artery 4 Gonadal Arteries (Testicular/Ovarian) (Pair) Abdominal Aorta (terminal branch) Pair of Common Illiac arteries (L4) __________________________________________ External Illiac artery Internal Illiac artery Femoral Artery ____________________ Anterior Division Posterior Division Superior Vesical Iliolumber Inferior Vesicle (vaginal) Lateral Sacral Inferior Gluteal Artery Superior Gluteal Artery Obturator Middle Rectal Uterine Artery Internal Pudendal Artery (terminal branch) ___________________ ____________________ Inferior Rectal Artery Perineal Artery Artery of penis

1 - Abdominal aorta enters abdomen @ level of T12 vertebrae through aortic openning of the diaphragm 2 - Coeliac Trunk (artery of foregut) level between - T12 & L1 3 branches___________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Left Gastric artery Hepatic Artery Splenic Artery Right Gastric Artery Pancreatic Arteries Supra Duodenal Artery Arteria Pancreatica Magna Gastroduodenal Artery Short Gastric artery Cystic Artery Left Gastroepiploic artery Right & Left Hepatic artery Gastrodudenal artery is further devided into Superior pancreatico duodenal artery & Right gastroepiploic artery! 3 Superior Mesenteric artery (artery of midgut) level between L1 lies post to the body of pancreas and then become anterior to uncinate process of pancreas. 5 branches______________________________ Inferior PancreaticoDuodenal Artery Jejunal & Illial Artery Ileocolic artey Appendicular artery Right Colic Middle colic 4 - Inferior Mesenteric artery (artery of hindgut) level between L3, 3-4 cm above to bifurcation of aorta lies behind 3rd part of duodenum 5 branches______________________________ Left Colic Sigmoid Superior Rectal artery

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