BRANCHES OF THE FEMORAL ARTERY
Giving off the following before becoming the popliteal artery
Superficial epigastric
Superficial circumflex iliac
Superficial external pudendal
Deep external pudendal
Profunda femoris , giving off
Lateral circumflex femoral
Medial circumflex femoral
Perforating
Descending genicular
BRANCHES OF THE POPLITEAL ARTERY
Sural
Superior, middle and inferior genicular
Anterior tibial, giving off the following before becoming the dorsalis pedis artery (see below)
Posterior and anterior tibial recurrent
Anterior medial and anterior lateral malleolar
Posterior tibial , giving off
Circumflex fibularis
Fibular ( peroneal ), giving off
Nutrient to the fibula
Perforating
Communicating
Lateral malleolar
Calcanean
Nutrient to the tibia
Communicating
Medial malleolar
Calcanean
Medial plantar—see below
Lateral plantar—see below
BRANCHES OF THE DORSALIS PEDIS ARTERY
Lateral dorsal
Medial dorsal
First dorsal metatarsal, giving off
Deep plantar (perforating) branch, to complete plantar arch
Dorsal digital branch to medial side of great toe
Dorsal digital branches of first cleft
Figure 27
Diagram of branches of the right dorsalis pedis artery, excluding muscular and most anastomotic branches, but note that anastomoses from the perforating branch of the fibular ( peroneal ) artery may link up with the arcuate artery and enlarge to replace an absent dorsalis pedis artery.Related posts:
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