Acetabular branch of obturator artery
Ramus acetabularis arteriae obturatoriae
- Related terms: Acetabular branch
Definition
The posterior branch of obturator artery gives an articular branch (acetabular branch of obturator artery) which enters the hip-joint through the acetabular notch, ramifies in the fat at the bottom of the acetabulum and sends a twig along the ligamentum teres to the head of the femur.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
