An 80-year-old man is diagnosed with severe atherosclerosis. He has been a heavy smoker for 62 years and also has a long history of hypercholesterolemia.
Atherosclerotic occlusion of which of these arteries will cause insufficient perfusion of the urinary bladder?
A- External iliac
B- Inferior epigastric
C- Internal iliac
D- Lateral sacral
Answer
The internal iliac artery supplies the bladder through its superior and inferior vesicular branches. This question is basically asking which artery supplies the urinary bladder, masked in a clinical scenario. This is an example of how anatomy is tested in the USMLE Step 1.
The correct answer is C
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C. Internal Iliac
C. Internal iliac.
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internal iliac. c
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C
By the superior and inferior vesical artries which are branches from internal iliac artery