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The inferior gluteal artery is a branch of the internal iliac artery.
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b
The inferior gluteal artery is a branch of the external iliac artery
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The obturator artery is a branch of the internal iliac. It passes through the obturator canal, dividing into anterior and posterior branches to supply the medial compartment.
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a
The obturator artery supplies blood to the medial compartment of the thigh
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The femoral artery is the continuation of the external iliac artery.
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d
The femoral artery is the continuation of the internal iliac artery
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The great saphenous vein does run superficially, but its course is along the medial side of the thigh.
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c
The great saphenous vein runs superficially along the lateral side of the thigh
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The femoral vein drains from the popliteal vein, receiving tributaries such as the deep femoral, great saphenous, lateral and medial circumflex, terminating as the external iliac vein just posterior to the inguinal ligament.
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The femoral vein drains from the popliteal vein, terminating as the internal iliac vein
Concept
Chapter
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fractured neck of femur
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Orthopaedics
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Which of the following statements, regarding blood vessels in the thigh, is correct?
a