Anatomy study note · Pelvis

Uterine artery

A branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery and the main artery of the uterus.

Key points

• Internal iliac (anterior division).
• Crosses above the ureter at the base of the broad ligament.
• Anastomoses with the ovarian artery.
• Vessels: mesodermal, from angioblastic tissue.
• Coiled arteries → functional layer; straight → basal layer.
• Artery: intima / media (smooth muscle) / adventitia.

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Written from

• Snell’s Clinical Anatomy by Regions, 10th ed., ch. 8, PDF pp. 1052–1053; ch. 9, PDF pp. 1128, 1135
• Inderbir Singh’s Human Embryology, ch. 15, PDF p. 236
• BRS Cell Biology & Histology, 7th ed., ch. 11, PDF pp. 197–199; ch. 19, PDF pp. 350–352

More from the pelvis

• Uterine tube
• Uterus
• Vagina
• Coccygeus
• Coccyx
• Hip bone
• Internal iliac artery
• Internal iliac vein
• Levator ani
• Ligaments of the uterus
• Obturator internus
• Obturator membrane

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