Anatomical Variations of Lumbar Arteries and Their Clinical Implications: A Cadaveric Study

Figure 5

The posterior aspect of a fixed abdominal aorta demonstrating the fifth pair of lumbar arteries and the median sacral artery arising from a common stem from the left common iliac artery. The lumbar arteries and the median sacral artery are painted in red. A: first pair of lumbar arteries. B: second pair of lumbar arteries. C: third pair of lumbar arteries. D: fourth pair of lumbar arteries. E: right fifth lumbar artery. F: median sacral artery. G: left fifth lumbar artery. H: abdominal aorta. I: right common iliac artery.