Inferior epigastric artery

The inferior epigastric artery - caudal epigastric artery in animals as referred to - is an artery in the body wall of the lower abdomen. It limits laterally and cephalad to the Hesselbach Triangle.

The inferior epigastric artery arises from the external iliac artery and forms, in addition to important branches of the abdominal - pelvic region, an important anastomosis with the superior epigastric artery from the internal thoracic artery. The inferior epigastric artery sends - in addition to the cremasteric artery in the man or the ligamentum A. teretis uteri in women - a pubic ramus, which then in its further course to add a ramus obturator (→ corona mortis ).