1140 Gyne: Uterine Blood Supply

Uterine Vein > Internal Iliac Vein > Common Iliac Vein > Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)

What is the * Path of Venous Return* from the uterus?

Abdominal Aorta > Common Iliac Arteries > Internal Iliac or Hypogastric Arteries > Uterine Artery > Arcuate Arteries > Radial Arteries > Spiral Arteries

What is the *Path of Arterial Flow* to the uterus?

Abdominal Aorta

What is the *first vessel* in the *Uterine Blood Supply*?

Common Iliac Arteries

What vessel follows the *Abdominal Aorta*?

Radial Arteries

What vessel follows the *Arcuate Arteries*?

Internal Iliac or Hypogastric Arteries

What vessel follows the *Common Iliac Arteries*?

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)

What vessel follows the *Common Iliac Vein*?

Common Iliac Vein

What vessel follows the *Internal Iliac Vein*?

Uterine Artery

What vessel follows the *Internal Iliac* or *Hypogastric Arteries*?

Spiral Arteries

What vessel follows the *Radial Arteries*?

Uterine Vein

What vessel follows the *Spiral Arteries*?

Arcuate Arteries

What vessel follows the *Uterine Artery*?

Internal Iliac Vein

What vessel follows the *Uterine Vein*?

Internal; Myometrium

Where, relative to the uterus, are the *Arcuate Arteries*?

Internal; Myometrium, Endometrium

Where, relative to the uterus, are the *Radial Arteries*?

Internal; Endometrium

Where, relative to the uterus, are the *Spiral Arteries*?

External; Encircling

Where, relative to the uterus, is the *Uterine Artery*?