Transverse branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery

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Artery: Transverse branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. Circumflex femoral arteries labeled.
Latin ramus transversus arteriae circumflexae femoris lateralis
Gray's subject #157 630
Source lateral circumflex femoral artery   
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The transverse branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery, the smallest, passes lateralward over the vastus intermedius, pierces the vastus lateralis, and winds around the femur, just below the greater trochanter, anastomosing on the back of the thigh with the medial femoral circumflex artery, the inferior gluteal artery, and the perforating arteries of the profunda femoris artery.

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