Lateral superior genicular artery
| Lateral superior genicular artery | |
|---|---|
The femoral artery. (Lateral sup. genicular labeled at bottom left.) | |
Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Latter superior genicular labeled at upper left, second from top.) | |
| 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.
Anatomy
Course and relations
It passes above the lateral condyle of the femur. It runs deep to the tendon of the biceps femoris.[1]
Branches
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
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Schema of the arteries arising from the external iliac and femoral arteries.
See also
References
- ^ Sinnatamby, Chummy (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 134. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 633 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)