Unit II Arteries Flashcards
common iliac branches
external iliac and internal iliac
external iliac turns into what?
femoral artery
external iliac becomes femoral artery when?
after passing the inguinal ligament
the femoral artery runs inside what above the sartorius
femoral sheath
the femoral artery runs inside what after the sartorius
the adductor canal
femoral artery branches
superficial epigastric, superficial external pudendal, superficial circumflex iliac, deep external pudendal, deep femoral, descending genicular
femoral artery turns into what, when?
popliteal artery, at the adductor hiatus/popliteal fossa
deep femoral branches
medial and lateral femoral circumflex, perforating arteries
internal iliac branches
superior gluteal (posterior trunk), inferior gluteal (anterior trunk), obturator
popliteal artery branches
anterior tibial, posterior tibial
posterior tibial branches
fibular, medial plantar, lateral plantar
anterior tibial artery becomes what
dorsalis pedis
medial plantar came from where
posterior tibial artery
lateral plantar came from where
posterior tibial artery
fibular came from where
posterior tibial
dorsalis pedis came from
anterior tibial
posterior tibial came from where
popliteal