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1
Q

What are the 3 main branches off of the internal iliac a?

A
  • Superior gluteal a
  • Inferior gluteal a
  • Internal pudenal a
2
Q

This is the main blood supply of the pelvis

A

The internal iliac

3
Q

This artery stays anterior and passes through the femoral canal and supplies the lower extremity muscles

A

External iliac

4
Q

This artery emerges through the GSF superior to the piriformis

A

The superior gluteal artery

5
Q

What does the superior gluteal artery supply?

A

The gluteal muscles

6
Q

What does the superior gluteal artery have anastomoses with?

A

The medial circumflex femoral arteries

7
Q

This artery travels through the GSF and emerges inferior to the piriformis muscle

A

Inferior gluteal nerve

8
Q

What does the inferior gluteal artery supply?

A
  • gluteus maximus
  • obturator internist
  • quadratus femorus
  • parts of the hamstrings
9
Q

What does the inferior gluteal artery have anastomoses with?

A

Medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries

10
Q

RECAP- What do the superior and inferior gluteal arties anastomose with?

A
  • Superior= Medial circumflex femoral artery

- Inferior= Medial and lateral flex femoral artery

11
Q

What is the pathway of the internal pudenal artery?

A
  • Travels with pudenal nerve

- GSF–> ischeal spine –> LSF

12
Q

What does the internal pudenal artery supply?

A
  • Perineal skin
  • External genitalia
  • Perineal muscles
13
Q

What branches come off the deep artery of the thigh (profunda femorus)

A
  • Perforating branches

- Medial and lateral circumflex arteries

14
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What do the perforating branches supply?

A

The adductor magnus and the posterior thigh muscles