Preferred Label : obturator artery;
Uberon definition : The obturator artery passes antero-inferiorly (forwards and downwards) on the lateral
wall of the pelvis, to the upper part of the obturator foramen, and, escaping from
the pelvic cavity through the obturator canal, it divides into both an anterior and
a posterior branch. [WP,unvetted].;
Origin ID : 0001314;
UMLS CUI : C0226369;
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The obturator artery passes antero-inferiorly (forwards and downwards) on the lateral
wall of the pelvis, to the upper part of the obturator foramen, and, escaping from
the pelvic cavity through the obturator canal, it divides into both an anterior and
a posterior branch. [WP,unvetted].
