Lateral sacral artery

Lateral sacral artery
Internal iliac artery and some branches. Lateral sacral artery labeled at upper right.
The iliac veins. (Lateral sacral labeled at bottom left.)
Details
SourceInternal iliac artery
VeinLateral sacral veins
SuppliesErector spinae, piriformis muscle, sacral canal
Identifiers
Latinarteriae sacrales laterales
TA98A12.2.15.006
TA24308
FMA70812
Anatomical terminology

The lateral sacral arteries is an artery in the pelvis that arises from the posterior division of the internal iliac artery. It later splits into two smaller branches, a superior and an inferior.