Lateral sacral artery
The lateral sacral arteries is an artery in the pelvis that arises from the posterior division of the internal iliac artery. It later splits into two smaller branches, a superior and an inferior.
| Lateral sacral artery | |
|---|---|
Internal iliac artery and some branches. Lateral sacral artery labeled at upper right. | |
The iliac veins. (Lateral sacral labeled at bottom left.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Internal iliac artery |
| Vein | Lateral sacral veins |
| Supplies | Erector spinae, Piriformis muscle, Sacral canal |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteriae sacrales laterales |
| TA98 | A12.2.15.006 |
| TA2 | 4308 |
| FMA | 70812 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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