external iliac artery

Origin: common iliac artery Branches: 1) inferior epigastric artery 2) deep circumflex iliac artery 3) becomes the femoral artery at the inguinal ligament Distribution: branches supply the lower extremity (leg)

Properties

GENERAL: iliac artery FORM: external iliac artery BRANCHES: femoral artery ORIGIN: common iliac artery

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999