| Artery: Anterior tibial artery | |
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| Back of left lower extremity, showing surface markings for bones, vessels, and nerves. (Anterior tibial artery labeled at bottom left.) | |
| Latin | arteria tibialis anterior |
| Gray's | subject #160 634 |
| Supplies | anterior compartment of the leg |
| Source | popliteal artery |
| Branches | post. tibial recurrent ant. tibial recurrent musc. branches ant. medial malleolar ant. lateral malleolar dorsalis pedis |
| Vein | anterior tibial vein |
The anterior tibial artery of the lower limb carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery.
It is accompanied by a deep vein, the anterior tibial vein, along its course.
It crosses the anterior aspect of the ankle joint, at which point it becomes the dorsalis pedis artery.
The branches of the anterior tibial artery are:
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