Hypogastric
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Hypogastric can refer to:
  • The hypogastrium
    Hypogastrium
    The hypogastrium is an area of the human abdomen located below the navel. The pubis bone constitutes its lower limit....

    , a region of the abdomen
  • The "hypogastric artery", an old name for the internal iliac artery
    Internal iliac artery
    The internal iliac artery is the main artery of the pelvis.-Structure:The internal iliac artery supplies the walls and viscera of the pelvis, the buttock, the reproductive organs, and the medial compartment of the thigh...

  • The "hypogastric vein", an old name for the internal iliac vein
    Internal iliac vein
    The internal iliac vein begins near the upper part of the greater sciatic foramen, passes upward behind and slightly medial to the Internal iliac artery and, at the brim of the pelvis, joins with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein.-Tributaries:With the exception of the fetal...

  • The "hypogastric lymph nodes", also called the internal iliac lymph nodes
    Internal iliac lymph nodes
    The internal iliac lymph nodes surround the internal iliac artery and its branches , and receive the lymphatics corresponding to the distribution of the branches of it, i...

  • The hypogastric nerve plexuses:
    • superior hypogastric plexus
      Superior hypogastric plexus
      The superior hypogastric plexus is a plexus of nerves situated on the vertebral bodies below the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta.-Structure:...

    • inferior hypogastric plexus
      Inferior hypogastric plexus
      The inferior hypogastric plexus is a plexus of nerves that supplies the viscera of the pelvic cavity.The inferior hypogastric plexus is a paired structure, with each situated on the side of the rectum in the male, and at the sides of the rectum and vagina in the female.-Sources:Contributions to...

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