Question

Inferior epigastric artery

Accepted Answer

Structure: vessels arising from the external iliac artery at the mid-inguinal point. Ascends superomedially to cross into rectus abdominis, where it ascends and anastomoses with the superior epigastric arteryFunction: provides blood to lower abdominal wall and provides a collateral pathway around normal aortic flow

Front	Inferior epigastric artery
Back	Structure: vessels arising from the external iliac artery at the mid-inguinal point. Ascends superomedially to cross into rectus abdominis, where it ascends and anastomoses with the superior epigastric artery Function: provides blood to lower abdominal wall and provides a collateral pathway around normal aortic flow

Artery Epigastric Ascends Inferior Structure Vessels Arising External