Arteries of the leg Flashcards
what artery provides the main supply to the leg?
femoral artery
Of what artery is the femoral artery a continuation?
external iliac artery
where would you find the femoral artery?
deep in the adductor canal
The femoral artery becomes what artery as it passes through what structure?
popliteal artery
adductor hiatus
what are the first 3 vessels to branch off of the femoral artery?
superficial circumflex iliac
superficial epigastric
superficial/external pudendal
what is the first major branch of the femoral artery? this artery is known as the deep artery of the thigh
femoral profundus artery
From what vessel do the perforating arteries branch? What do they supply?
Femoral profundus artery
supply posterior aspect of thigh
The lateral and medial circumflex arteries branch from what vessel?
the femoral profundus
What vessel supplies the knee and leg? from where does it branch?
descending genicular artery
from medial femoral artery
Where is the best place to take the pulse in the leg?
below midpoint of inguinal ligament
vessel is compressed against pubic tubercle at that location
What structure begins at the apex of the femoral triangle and ends at the adductor hiatus?
The adductor canal / subsartorial canal / Hunter’s canal
What structures pass through the adductor canal?
Femoral artery, femoral vein and saphenous nerve
The internal iliac artery branches into what two structures?
The superior and inferior gluteal arteries
Superior gluteal artery supplies what muscles? (4)
- Gluteus maximus
- Gluteus medius
- Gluteus minimus
- Tensor fascia lata
Inferior gluteal artery supplies what muscles? (4)
- Gluteus maximus
- Obturator internus
- Quadratus femoris
- Posterior thigh muscles
