Lateral inferior genicular artery
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Lateral inferior genicular artery | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | Arteria inferior lateralis genus |
TA98 | A12.2.16.038 |
TA2 | 4704 |
FMA | 43888 |
Anatomical terminology |
The lateral inferior genicular is an artery of the leg.
Course[]
It runs lateralward above the head of the fibula to the front of the knee-joint, passing in its course beneath the lateral head of the gastrocnemius, the fibular collateral ligament, and the tendon of the biceps femoris.
Branching[]
It ends by dividing into branches, which anastomose with the Inferior medial genicular and superior lateral genicular arteries, and with the anterior recurrent tibial artery.
See also[]
- Patellar anastomosis
References[]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 633 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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