Superior lateral genicular artery
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| Artery: Superior lateral genicular artery | |
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| The femoral artery. (Lateral sup. genicular labeled at bottom left.) | |
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| Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Latter superior genicular labeled at upper left, second from top.) | |
| Latin | arteria superior lateralis genus |
| Gray's | subject #159 633 |
| Branches | superficial branch, deep branch |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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The lateral superior genicular is an artery of the leg.
[edit] Course
It passes above the lateral condyle of the femur, beneath the tendon of the Biceps femoris.
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- superior+lateral+genicular+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
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