Left external iliac artery

Looks like

The branch of the common iliac running along the pelvis rim to pass under the groin ligament and become the femoral artery.

What it does

Carries blood to the leg.

Keeping it well

Narrowing causes leg pain on walking; it is the artery a transplanted kidney is usually connected to.

Its parts

• Left inferior epigastric artery

Related conditions

• Aortic aneurysm
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)