Artery: Iliolumbar artery
The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Iliolumbar artery not labeled, but Iliolumbar vein visible at center right.)
Latin	arteria iliolumbalis
Gray's	subject #155 621
Source	Internal iliac artery
Vein	iliolumbar vein

The iliolumbar artery is a branch of the posterior trunk of the internal iliac artery.

[edit] Course

The iliolumbar artery turns upward behind the obturator nerve and the external iliac artery and vein, to the medial border of the psoas major, behind which it divides into:

• Lumbar branch of iliolumbar artery
• Iliac branch of iliolumbar artery

[edit] External links

• SUNY Labs 44:10-0100
• SUNY Radiology Pelvis:15PelArt
• SUNY Figs 43:07-02
• pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvicarteries)
• Illustration at mrcog-wiseowl.com

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