Preferred Label : Uterine Artery;
NCIt definition : An artery that arises most often as a branch of the anterior division of the internal
iliac artery; it continues medially in the pelvis within the base of the broad ligament,
to the exterior surface of the uterus where it branches into the descending, transverse,
and ascending divisions, which further branch into the following: the helicine branches
that supply the uterus; the vaginal branch, which anastomoses with the vaginal artery
to supply vagina; the ovarian branch, which anastomoses with ovarian artery to supply
the ovaries; and the tubal branch that supplies the fallopian tubes.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: An artery that arises most often as a branch of the anterior division of the
internal iliac artery; it continues medially in the pelvis within the base of the
broad ligament, to the exterior surface of the uterus where it branches into the descending,
transverse, and ascending divisions, which further branch into the following: the
helicine branches that supply the uterus; the vaginal branch, which anastomoses with
the vaginal artery to supply the vagina; the ovarian branch, which anastomoses with
ovarian artery to supply the ovaries; and the tubal branch that supplies the fallopian
tubes.;
Origin ID : C142329;
UMLS CUI : C0226378;
Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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- See also inter- (CISMeF)
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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