Pubic branch of inferior epigastric artery
Ramus pubicus arteriae epigastricae inferioris
- Related terms: Pubic branch
Definition
The pubic branch of inferior epigastric artery runs along the inguinal ligament, and then descends along the medial margin of the femoral ring to the back of the pubis, and there anastomoses with the pubic branch of the obturator artery, giving the accessory obturator artery.
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/).
