Lateral superior genicular artery
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Lateral superior genicular artery | |
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Details | |
Branches | superficial branch, deep branch |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria superior lateralis genus |
TA98 | A12.2.16.034 |
TA2 | 4700 |
FMA | 22585 |
Anatomical terminology |
The lateral superior genicular artery is a branch of the popliteal artery that supplies a portion of the knee joint.
Course[]
It passes above the lateral condyle of the femur, beneath the tendon of the Biceps femoris.
Branching[]
It divides into a superficial and a deep branch; the superficial branch supplies the vastus lateralis, and anastomoses with the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex and the lateral inferior genicular arteries; the deep branch supplies the lower part of the femur and knee-joint, and forms an anastomotic arch across the front of the bone with the highest genicular and the medial inferior genicular arteries.
Additional images[]
Schema of the arteries arising from the external iliac and femoral arteries.
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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