Diagnostic Ultrasound - Abdomen and Pelvis

Uterus
ARTERIES OF UTERUS AND ADJACENT ORGANS
Anatomy: Pelvis
Fallopian tube
Ovary
Ovarian artery
Fallopian artery
Endometrium
Uterine artery
Uterus
Ureter
Spiral artery
Cervix
Bladder
Vaginal artery
Basal artery
Radial artery
Arcuate artery
Vagina
Graphic shows uterine vasculature. The descending segment of the uterine artery after branching off from the internal iliac artery runs
medially toward the cervix. The ascending segment ascends laterally along the uterine wall to meet the ovarian and fallopian arteries.
The transverse segments cross the cardinal ligament and anastomose extensively with each other to form the arcuate arteries, which
give rise to the radial arteries penetrating the myometrium vertically. The arteries then branch into spiral and basal arteries in the
functional and basal layers of the endometrium respectively.
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