The
external iliac arteries are two major arteries which bifurcate off the
common iliac arteries anterior to the
sacroiliac joint of the pelvis. They proceed anterior and inferior along the medial border of the
psoas major muscles. They exit the pelvic girdle posterior and inferior to the
inguinal ligament about one third laterally from the insertion point of the inguinal ligament on the
pubic tubercle at which point they are referred to as the
femoral arteries. The external iliac artery is usually the artery used to attach the renal artery to the recipient of a kidney transplant.