Deep artery of the thigh

Deep artery of the thigh
Deep artery of the thigh
	The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. (Femoral profunda labeled at right center.)
	Structures surrounding right hip-joint.
Details
Source	femoral artery
Branches	Lateral femoral circumflex; Medial femoral circumflex; Perforating
Vein	profunda femoris vein
Identifiers
Latin	arteria profunda femoris
TA98	A12.2.16.020
TA2	4685
FMA	20741
	Anatomical terminology; [edit on Wikidata]

The deep artery of the thigh, (profunda femoris artery or deep femoral artery) is a large branch of the femoral artery. It travels more deeply (posteriorly) than the rest of the femoral artery.

Structure[]

The deep artery of the thigh branches off the posterolateral side of the femoral artery soon after its origin.^[1] It travels down the thigh closer to the femur than the femoral artery.^[1] It runs between the pectineus muscle and the adductor longus muscle. It runs on the posterior side of adductor longus muscle.^[1] It pierces the adductor magnus muscle, and may be known as the fourth perforating artery as it continues.^[1] The deep femoral artery does not leave the thigh.

Branches[]

The deep artery of the thigh gives off the following branches:

Lateral circumflex femoral artery.^[1]
Medial circumflex femoral artery.^[1]
3 Perforating arteries - perforate the adductor magnus muscle to the posterior and medial compartments of the thigh to connect with the branches of the popliteal artery behind the knee.

Function[]

The deep artery of the thigh is the main supply of oxygenated blood to the thigh.^[1]

Additional images[]

Cross-section through the middle of the left thigh.
A schema of the arteries of the thigh.
Deep artery of the thigh
Deep artery of the thigh
Deep artery of the thigh

References[]

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 629 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ginzburg, Enrique; Chong, Chee Kiong; Rich, Norman M. (2008-01-01), Asensio, JUAN A.; Trunkey, DONALD D. (eds.), "Vascular Anatomy of the Extremities", Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Philadelphia: Mosby, pp. 467–472, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-04418-9.50066-7, ISBN 978-0-323-04418-9, retrieved 2021-02-18

External links[]

Profunda_femoris_deep_femoral_artery at the Duke University Health System's Orthopedics program
Anatomy figure: 12:04-03 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Arteries of the lower extremity shown in association with major landmarks."
Cross section image: pelvis/pelvis-e12-15—Plastination Laboratory at the Medical University of Vienna
MedEd at Loyola grossanatomy/dissector/labs/le/ant_th_leg/main.html
antthigh at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (femoralart)

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ginzburg, Enrique; Chong, Chee Kiong; Rich, Norman M. (2008-01-01), Asensio, JUAN A.; Trunkey, DONALD D. (eds.), "Vascular Anatomy of the Extremities", Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Philadelphia: Mosby, pp. 467–472, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-04418-9.50066-7, ISBN 978-0-323-04418-9, retrieved 2021-02-18

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