MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

BLOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The external iliac artery branches to form the ____ arteries.
A
femoral and tibial
B
femoral and deep femoral
C
tibial and popliteal
D
femoral and popliteal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Branches of the external iliac arteries include the inferior epigastric arteries and deep circumflex iliac arteries. The majority of the blood flow continues through the lumen of the external iliac artery past the inguinal ligament and into the common femoral artery.

Detailed explanation-2: -The external iliac artery passes beneath the inguinal ligament in the lower part of the abdomen and becomes the femoral artery.

Detailed explanation-3: -Despite considerable variation in these arteries, six branches of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery commonly exist. These branches include the umbilical artery, obturator artery, inferior vesical artery (in males), middle rectal artery, internal pudendal artery, and inferior gluteal artery.

Detailed explanation-4: -It runs medial to the femoral nerve and lateral to the common iliac vein. External iliac artery supplies the part of the abdominal wall and the lower limb. It has three major branches: inferior epigastric, deep circumflex iliac and femoral arteries.

Detailed explanation-5: -The pelvis is the lower part of your torso, just above where your legs connect at the hips. The iliac arteries branch off of the bottom of the aorta, the large artery coming out of the top of the heart. The iliac arteries are peripheral arteries.

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