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| Major Arteries (anterior view) |
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Definition
| Aorta, External Iliac Artery, Common Iliac Artery, Internal Iliac Artery, Deep Artery of Thigh, Femoral Artery, Popliteal Artery, Anterior Tibial Artery, Dorsal Artery of Foot. |
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| Major Arteries (posterior view) |
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Definition
| Deep artery of thigh, femoral artery, popliteal artery, anterior tibial artery, posterior tibial artery, fibular artery, medial plantar artery, lateral plantar artery, plantar arch. |
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Term
| Arteries of gluteal region and posterior thigh |
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Definition
| superior gluteal, inferior gluteal, internal pudendal, perforating arteries (from deep femoral artery). |
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Definition
Superficial branch: superior gluteus maximus.
Deep branch: runs between gluteus medius and minimus, supplying both and tensor fasciae latae. |
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Definition
| Inferior gluteus maximus, obturator internus, quadratus femoris, and superior part of hamstring muscles. |
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| No structures in gluteal region (supplies external genitalia and muscles in perineal region) |
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| Majority (central portions) of hamstring muscles in the posterior compartment, posterior portion of vastus lateralis in anterior compartment, femur (via femoral nutrient arteries), reinforce arterial supply of sciatic nerve. |
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Term
| Arterial supply to dorsum of foot |
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Definition
| Dorsal artery of foot, lateral tarsal artery, arcuate artery, deep plantar artery, metatarsal arteries (1st, 2nd-4th), dorsal digit arteries |
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| Continuation of anterior tibial artery distal to talocrural joint. Descends anteromedially to 1st interosseous space and divides into plantar and arcuate arteries. |
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Definition
| Originates from the dorsal artery of foot. Runs an arched course laterally beneath extensor digitorum brevis to anastomose with branches of arcuate artery. |
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Definition
| Originates in the dorsal artery of the foot. Runs laterally from 1st interosseous space across bases of lateral four metatarsals, deep to extensor tendons. |
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Definition
| Originates from dorsal artery of foot. Passes to sole of foot and joins plantar arch. |
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Term
| Metatarsal arteries (1st) |
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Definition
| Originates from deep plantar artery. Runs between metatarsals to clefts of toes where each vessel divides into two dorsal digital arteries. |
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Term
| Metatarsal arteries (2nd-4th) |
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Definition
| Originates from arcuate artery. Perforating arteries connect to plantar arch and plantar metatarsal arteries. |
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| Originates from the metatarsal arteries. Pass to sides of adjoining toes. |
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Term
| Arterial supply of leg and foot |
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Definition
| Popliteal, anterior tibial, dorsal artery of foot, posterior tibial, fibular, medial plantar, lateral plantar. |
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Definition
| Continuation of femoral artery at adductor hiatus, passes through popliteal fossa to leg. Divides into anterior and posterior tibial arteries at lower border of popliteus. Supplies the lateral and medial aspects of the knee via genicular arteries. |
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