Superior lateral genicular artery
| Superior lateral genicular artery | |
|---|---|
 The femoral artery. (Lateral sup. genicular labeled at bottom left.) | |
 Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Latter superior genicular labeled at upper left, second from top.) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | arteria superior lateralis genus |
Branches | superficial branch, deep branch |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.633 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | a_61/12156114 |
| TA | A12.2.16.034 |
| FMA | 22585 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The lateral superior genicular artery is a branch of the popliteal artery that supplies a portion of the knee joint.
Course
It passes above the lateral condyle of the femur, beneath the tendon of the Biceps femoris.
Branching
It divides into a superficial and a deep branch; the superficial branch supplies the vastus lateralis, and anastomoses with the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex and the lateral inferior genicular arteries; the deep branch supplies the lower part of the femur and knee-joint, and forms an anastomotic arch across the front of the bone with the highest genicular and the medial inferior genicular arteries.
Additional images
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Schema of the arteries arising from the external iliac and femoral arteries.
See also
- Patellar anastomosis
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- ‹The template EMedicineDictionary is being considered for deletion.› superior+lateral+genicular+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
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