Anatomy

Question 1

internal iliac artery branches

Answer 1

Iliolumbar
lateral sacral
gluteal (superior and inferior)
Pudendal
inferior vesical
middle rectal
vaginal
obturator
uterine

Question 2

course of the ureter

Answer 2

exits renal pelvis
travels medially along IVC
moves medial to lateral as enters pelvic brim and crosses the bifurcation of the common iliac
travels along the pelvic sidewall
inferior to IP
follows the anterior division of internal iliac
superior to USLs
passes behind the lateral fornix of the vagina
inferior to uterine artery
turns obliquely to enter bladder

Question 3

areas most at risk of injury from ureter

Answer 3

base of ip
pelvic side wall
infertior to uterine arteries
pubocervical ligament/parametrium