Lateral circumflex femoral artery

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Artery: Lateral 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.)
Latin	arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis
Gray's	subject #157 630
Source	deep femoral artery
Dorlands / Elsevier	a_61/12153889

The lateral circumflex femoral artery (lateral femoral circumflex artery, external circumflex artery) is an artery in the upper thigh.

Contents 1 Structure 2 See also 3 Additional images 4 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

• Medial femoral circumflex artery

[edit] Additional images

The femoral artery.

[edit] External links

• Duke Orthopedics lateral_circumflex_femoral_artery
• lateral+circumflex+femoral+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
• SUNY Figs 12:04-01 - "Arteries of the lower extremity shown in association with major landmarks."
• Cross section at UV pelvis/pelvis-e12-15

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