<Tr> <Td> median sacral </Td> <Td> L4 </Td> <Td> Parietal </Td> <Td> no </Td> <Td> post . </Td> <Td> artery arising from the middle of the aorta at its lowest part . represents the continuation of primitive dorsal aorta. and it is quite large in animals with tails but smaller in humans . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> common iliac </Td> <Td> L4 </Td> <Td> Terminal </Td> <Td> yes </Td> <Td> post . </Td> <Td> branches (bifurcates) to supply blood to the lower limbs and the pelvis, ending the abdominal aorta </Td> </Tr> <P> Note that the bifurcation (union) of the inferior vena cava is at L5 and therefore below that of the bifurcation of the aorta . </P> <Ol> <Li> inferior phrenic a . </Li> <Li> celiac a . <Ol> <Li> left gastric a . </Li> <Li> splenic a . <Ol> <Li> short gastric arteries (6) </Li> <Li> splenic arteries (6) </Li> <Li> left gastroepiploic a . </Li> <Li> pancreatic arteries </Li> </Ol> </Li> <Li> common hepatic a . <Ol> <Li> right gastric a . </Li> <Li> gastroduodenal a . <Ol> <Li> right gastroepiploic a . </Li> <Li> superior pancreaticoduodenal a . </Li> </Ol> </Li> <Li> right hepatic a . <Ol> <Li> cystic a . </Li> </Ol> </Li> <Li> left hepatic a . </Li> </Ol> </Li> </Ol> </Li> <Li> superior mesenteric a . <Ol> <Li> inferior pancreaticoduodenal a . </Li> <Li> jejunal and ileal arteries </Li> <Li> middle colic a . </Li> <Li> right colic a . </Li> <Li> ileocolic a <Ol> <Li> anterior cecal a . </Li> <Li> posterior cecal a .--appendicular a . </Li> <Li> ileal a . </Li> <Li> colic a . </Li> </Ol> </Li> </Ol> </Li> <Li> middle suprarenal a . </Li> <Li> renal a . </Li> <Li> testicular or ovarian a . </Li> <Li> four lumbar arteries </Li> <Li> inferior mesenteric a . <Ol> <Li> left colic a . </Li> <Li> sigmoid arteries (2 or 3) </Li> <Li> superior rectal a . </Li> </Ol> </Li> <Li> median sacral a . </Li> <Li> common iliac a . <Ol> <Li> external iliac a . </Li> <Li> internal iliac a . </Li> </Ol> </Li> </Ol>

What are the five largest branches of the abdominal aorta