Arteries of the Lower Limb Flashcards
How many arteries supply the lower limb? (MAJOR ONES)
8
What are the major arteries of the lower limb?
sup gluteal inf gluteal obturator femoral popliteal post tibial ant tibial dorsalis pedis
The sup gluteal artery gives off which branches?
superficial and deep branches
The obturator artery gives off which branches?
anterior
posterior (acetabular branch)
In the lower limb, what are the major branches of the femoral artery?
profunda femoris (deep femoral)
medial femoral circumflex
lateral femoral circumflex
descending genicular
What arteries form the retinacular branches that are prone to injury at the hip joint?
acetabular branch of the obturator artery (from the posterior branch) and the medial/lateral femoral circumflex arteries
The popliteal artery is a continuation of which major artery?
femoral artery
The popliteal artery gives rise to 5 genicular arteries? Name them.
sup lateral sup medial inf lateral inf medial middle
The posterior tibial artery comes off which artery?
popliteal artery
What branches come off of the posterior tibial artery?
medial plantar
lateral plantar
The anterior tibial artery has 3 branches. What are they?
ant tibial recurrent artery
ant medial malleolar
lateral malleolar
The dorsalis pedis artery is the continuation of which artery?
ant tibial artery
What branches comes off the dorsalis pedis?
medial tarsal
lateral tarsal
arcuate
first dorsal metatarsal
The arcuate artery that comes off the dorsalis pedis gives rise to what arteries?
2nd, 3rd, 4th dorsal metatarsal arteries
The dorsalis pedis terminates as what artery?
deep plantar artery
