VAN 121: Veterinary Gross Anatomy-II (2+2)

Abdominal aorta

BRANCHES OF ABDOMINAL AORTA

• The branches of the abdominal aorta are intended to supply the abdominal walls and the organs in the abdominal cavity.
• Some of them supply to the spinal cord and its meninges, some to the pelvic walls and organs and some to the spermatic cords and scrotum.
• Two of its branches, the external iliac arteries are the main arterial trunks, which supply the structures of the hind limb.