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median sacral artery
Origin:
-> posterior aspect of abdominal aorta, just above bifurcation
Distribution:
1) lower lumbar vertebrae
2) sacrum
3) coccyx
Anastomoses:
1) lateral sacral artery
2) superior rectal artery
3) middle rectal artery
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: median sacral artery
ORIGIN: aorta
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium