Obturator artery
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
244302006
Obturator artery
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].
The Obturator artery is a part of the Cardiovascular.