Obturator artery
| Obturator artery | |
|---|---|
The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side. (Obturator artery is visible at bottom.) | |
Internal iliac artery and some branches. | |
| Details | |
| Source | Internal iliac artery |
| Branches | Anterior branch and posterior branch |
| Vein | Obturator veins |
| Supplies | Obturator externus muscle, medial compartment of thigh, femur |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria obturatoria |
| TA98 | A12.2.15.008 |
| TA2 | 4323 |
| FMA | 18865 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The obturator artery is a branch of the internal iliac artery that passes antero-inferiorly (forwards and downwards) on the lateral wall of the pelvis, to the upper part of the obturator foramen, and, escaping from the pelvic cavity through the obturator canal, it divides into an anterior branch and a posterior branch.