iliac
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The iliac artery takes blood to the lower limbs.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Located at either end of the iliac crest are the anterior superior and posterior superior iliac spines.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It arises from the left ventricle and eventually descends to the abdominal region, where it bifurcates at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra into the two common iliac arteries.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The medial surface of the upper ilium forms the iliac fossa, with the arcuate line marking the inferior limit of this area.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Between these two origins the muscle is deeply grooved, so that the tendency is to divide into two portions, each of which is directed towards one of the iliac angles.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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