branches of the popliteal artery Flashcards
What are the branches of the popliteal artery?
Superior medial and lateral genicular
Inferior medial and lateral genicular
small middle genicular
sural AA
anterior/posterior tibial arteries (terminal branches)
fibular artery (branch from posterior tibial)
descending genicular A from femoral A
Where does the superior medial and lateral genicular run?
run above femoral condyles and epicondyles
Where does the inferior medial and lateral genicular run?
inferior to joint, around tibial epicondyles
Where does the small middle genicular run?
serve the joint itself and related structures (e.g., ACL, PCL)
Where does the sural arteries?
AA dive into heads of gastrocnemius and run inferiorly within the muscle bellies
what does the anterior and posterior recurrent arteries run?
going back up into genicular anastomosis around knee
What are the descending genicular arteries branch from?
femoral Artery
What are the branches of the posterior tibial artery?
anterior tibial (first branch) fibular artery
what is the trifurcation?
branching of the popliteal into the anterior tibial, posterior tibial and fibular artery
do not branch at the sam point
Where does the anterior tibial run?
through the interosseous membrane to the interior tibial
what are the branches of the popliteal vein?
small saphenous V, sometimes called short saphenous V
genicular VV
other branches mirror branches of popliteal A
What is the lymph drainage of the popliteal fossa?
Lymphatic drainage of the leg and foot mostly converges on popliteal lymph nodes.
