Blood vessels of Lower limb

Question 1

Arteries of lower limb

Answer 1

abdominal aorta ⇒ common iliac artery ⇒ external iliac artery ⇒ femoral artery ⇒ popliteal artery ⇒ anterior and posterior tibial arteries

Question 2

Femoral artery

Answer 2

⇒ superficial epigastric a
⇒ superficial circumflex iliac a
⇒ external pudendal a
⇒ deep femoral a
  * medial circumflex femoral a
  * lateral circumflex femoral a
  * perforating branches
⇒ descending genicular a

Question 3

Popliteal artery

Answer 3

⇒ descending genicular a
⇒ lat. and med. superior genicular a
⇒ lat and med inferior genicular a
⇒ anterior and posterior recurrent tibial a
⇒ medial genicular a

Question 4

Anterior tibial artery

Answer 4

⇒ dorsal artery of foot

• lateral tarsal a
• arcuate a
  
  • dorsal metatarsal a
    
    • dorsal digital a
    • perforating branches

Question 5

Posterior tibial artery

Answer 5

⇒ peroneal a
⇒ medial plantar a
⇒lateral plantar a
  * deep plantar arch
     - plantar metatarsal a
         - plantar digital a

Question 6

Veins of lower limb

Answer 6

Greater saphenous vein ⇒ femoral vein

Lesser saphenous vein ⇒ popliteal vein