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obturator artery[′äb·tə‚rād·ər ¦ärd·ə·rē] (anatomy) A branch of the internal iliac; it branches into the pubic and acetabular arteries. obturator artery
ob·tu·ra·tor ar·ter·y [TA] origin, anterior division of internal iliac, with an accessory or replaced obturator artery arising from the inferior epegastric artery as often as 20% of the time; anastomoses, iliolumbar, inferior epigastric, medial circumflex femoral; distribution, ilium, pubis, obturator, and adductor muscles; branches, pubic, acetabular, anterior, and posterior. Synonym(s): arteria obturatoria [TA]ob·tu·ra·tor ar·te·ry (ob'tŭr-ā-tŏr ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Anastomoses, iliolumbar, inferior epigastric, medial circumflex femoral; origin, anterior division of the internal iliac; distribution, ilium, pubis, obturator and adductor muscles; branches, pubic, acetabular, anterior, and posterior. Synonym(s): arteria obturatoria [TA] . obturator artery A branch of the internal iliac artery; it runs along the inner wall of the pelvis and then leaves the pelvic cavity through the obturator canal. Its branches include the pubic artery. See also: artery |