Arcuate artery of the foot
| Arcuate artery of the foot | |
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Anterior tibial artery, dorsalis pedis artery and the muscles and bones of the leg seen from the front (arcuate arteries very faintly labeled at bottom center) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | Arteria arcuata pedis |
Source | Arteria dorsalis pedis |
| Dorsal venous arch of the foot | |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.637 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | a_61/12153476 |
| TA | A12.2.16.051 |
| FMA | 44594 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The arcuate artery of the foot (metatarsal artery) arises a little anterior to the lateral tarsal artery; it passes lateralward, over the bases of the metatarsal bones, beneath the tendons of the extensor digitorum brevis, its direction being influenced by its point of origin; and it anastomoses with the lateral tarsal and lateral plantar arteries.
This vessel gives off the second, third, and fourth dorsal metatarsal arteries.
It is not present in all individuals.[1]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ↑ DiLandro AC, Lilja EC, Lepore FL et al. (2001). "The prevalence of the arcuate artery: a cadaveric study of 72 feet". J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 91 (6): 300–5. PMID 11420348.
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