Branches of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery (mnemonic)
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St-Amant M, Yap J, Smith R, et al. Branches of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 15 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-34931
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15 Mar 2015,
Maxime St-Amant ◉
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Oranges Under Some Ice Might Peel Instantly (mnemonic)
- SOI VU MR PIG (mnemonic)
Mnemonics to remember the branches of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery are:
- SOI VU MR PIG (it can be remembered as SO fourth (IV) U MR PIG)
- Oranges Under Some Ice Might Peel Instantly
- Some Old Uteruses May Get Prolapsed (the consistent branches, in order, in females)
Mnemonics
SOI VU MR PIG
- S: superior vesical artery
- O: obturator artery
- IV: inferior vesical artery
- U: uterine artery
- MR: middle rectal artery
- P: (internal) pudendal artery
- IG: inferior gluteal artery
Oranges Under Some Ice Might Peel Instantly
- O: obturator artery
- U: uterine artery and umbilical artery
- S: superior vesical artery
- I: inferior vesical artery
- M: middle rectal artery
- P: (internal) pudendal artery
- I: inferior gluteal artery
Some Old Uteruses May Get Prolapsed (female)
- S: superior vesical artery
- O: obturator artery
- U: uterine artery
- M: middle rectal artery
- G: (inferior) gluteal artery
- P: (internal) pudendal artery
The uterine artery can be replaced with inferior vesical for males. Mnemonic does not include the vaginal artery, which is often a branch of the uterine artery.
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