Lateral circumflex femoral artery
| circumflex femoral artery | |
|---|---|
 The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. Circumflex femoral arteries labeled. | |
 Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex visible at upper left.) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | Arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis |
Source | deep femoral artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.630 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | a_61/12153889 |
| TA | A12.2.16.027 |
| FMA | 20798 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The lateral circumflex femoral artery (lateral femoral circumflex artery, external circumflex artery) is an artery in the upper thigh.
Structure
The lateral femoral circumflex artery arises from the lateral side of the profunda femoris artery, passes horizontally between the divisions of the femoral nerve, and behind the sartorius and rectus femoris, and divides into ascending, transverse, and descending branches. The lateral femoral circumflex artery may occasionally arise directly from the femoral artery.
See also
- Medial femoral circumflex artery
Additional images
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The femoral artery.
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Labeled arteries of the thigh.
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Arteries of the thigh labeled with numbers. The lateral circumflex femoral is labeled as #5.
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Lateral circumflex femoral artery
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Lateral_circumflex_femoral_artery at the Duke University Health System's Orthopedics program
- lateral+circumflex+femoral+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
- Anatomy figure: 12:04-01 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Arteries of the lower extremity shown in association with major landmarks."
- Cross section image: pelvis/pelvis-e12-15 - Plastination Laboratory at the Medical University of Vienna
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