Archive image from page 919 of Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy (1914). Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy cunninghamstextb00cunn Year: 1914 ( 886 THE VASCULAE SYSTEM. a line drawn transversely across the abdomen on a level with the highest points of the iliac crests. At its commencement it is 21 mm. in diameter, but after the origin of two large branches, the coeliac and the superior mesenteric arteries, it diminishes considerably, and then retains a fairly uniform diameter to its termination. Relations.âPosteriorly, it is in contact with the upper four lumbar vertebrae and intervening fibro
Archive image from page 919 of Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy (1914). Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy cunninghamstextb00cunn Year: 1914 ( 886 THE VASCULAE SYSTEM. a line drawn transversely across the abdomen on a level with the highest points of the iliac crests. At its commencement it is 21 mm. in diameter, but after the origin of two large branches, the coeliac and the superior mesenteric arteries, it diminishes considerably, and then retains a fairly uniform diameter to its termination. Relations.âPosteriorly, it is in contact with the upper four lumbar vertebrae and intervening fibro-cartilages, the anterior longitudinal ligament, and the left lumbar veins; Hepatic veins |»j | r Inferior phrenic artery Suprarenal gland Inferior vena cava Renal artery â Renal vein Right ovarian vein Ovarian artery Ureter Psoas major muscle Ascending colon Common iliac vein Common iliac artery Middle sacral artery Ileum Caecum External iliac artery External iliac â vein Median umbili- cal ligament ffisophagns Crus of diaphragm IâInferior phrenic artery Suprarenal gland Cceliac artery Suprarenal vein â 4 Superior mesenteric artery ~f Renal artery Lumbar arteries Ureter Left colic artery Ovarian artery Inferior mesenteric artery Descending colon Psoas major muscle Common iliac artery Sigmoid artery Common iliac vein Superior haemor- rhoidal artery Iliac colon Pelvic colon External iliac artery External iliac vein Uterine tube Uterus Fig. 758.âThe Abdominal Aorta and its Branches in a Formalin-hardened Preparation. the lumbar and the middle sacral arteries spring from the posterior surface of the vessel. Anteriorly, and in close relation with it, there are from above downwards the following- structures : the coeliac axis and coeliac plexus, the pancreas and splenic vein, the superior mesenteric artery, the left renal vein, the third part of the duodenum, the root of the mesentery, the aortic plexus, the inferior mesenteric artery, the peritoneum and coils of small i
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