part of part of connecting branch of Homo sapiens system femoral artery iliac circumflex artery superficial circumflex iliac artery http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Gray548.png UBERON:0009041 iliac circumflex artery Wikipedia:Superficial_circumflex_iliac_artery superficial circumflex iliac artery arteria circumflexa ilium superficialis FMA:20737 The superficial iliac circumflex artery (or superficial circumflex iliac), the smallest of the cutaneous branches of the femoral artery, arises close to the superficial epigastric artery, and, piercing the fascia lata, runs lateralward, parallel with the inguinal ligament, as far as the crest of the ilium. It divides into branches which supply the integument of the groin, the superficial fascia, and the superficial subinguinal lymph glands, anastomosing with the deep iliac circumflex, the superior gluteal and lateral femoral circumflex arteries. UMLS:C0738891 NCIT:C52864 vasculature of integument