Branches of the internal iliac artery

Mnemonic for the Branches of the internal iliac artery

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From posterior to anterior :

• I - iliolumbar artery
• L - lateral sacral artery
• G - gluteal (superior and inferior) artery
• P - pudendal (internal) artery
• I - inferior vesicle (uterine in females) artery
• M - middle rectal artery
• V - vaginal artery
• O - obturator artery
• U - umbilical artery

Also, the first three arteries (iliolumbar, lateral sacral and superior gluteal) are all branches of the posterior trunk of the internal iliac artery, whilst the remainder are branches of the anterior trunk

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