| Artery: Descending genicular artery | |
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| Arteries of the thigh. The descending genicular artery is labeled as #24 | |
| Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Highest genicular visible at upper right.) | |
| Latin | arteria descendens genus |
| Gray's | subject #157 631 |
| Source | femoral artery |
The descending genicular artery (highest genicular artery) arises from the femoral artery just before it passes through the opening in the tendon of the Adductor magnus
It immediately divides into:
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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