Items tagged “artery”
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Profunda femoris branches (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the branches of the profunda femoris artery:
Put My Leg Down Please
Mnemonic
P: profunda femoris (deep femoral artery)
M: medial circumflex femoral artery
L: lateral circumflex femoral artery
D: descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery
P: perforati...
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Profunda femoris artery
The profunda femoris artery (also known as the deep femoral artery or deep artery of the thigh) is a branch of the femoral artery and is responsible for providing oxygenated blood to the deep structures of the thigh, including the femora.
Summary
origin: femoral artery
main branches
medial c...
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Femoral artery
The femoral artery (FA) (TA: arteria femoralis) 6 is the continuation of the external iliac artery (EIA) below the level of the inguinal ligament. As well as supplying oxygenated blood to the lower limb, it gives off smaller branches to the anterior abdominal wall and superficial pelvis.
Termi...
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Medial circumflex femoral artery
The medial circumflex femoral artery is usually a branch of the profunda femoris that arises close to its origin, usually before the origin of the lateral circumflex femoral artery. It provides blood to the femoral neck and damage to the artery or involvement of it in pathological processes may ...
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Lateral circumflex femoral artery
The lateral circumflex femoral artery is a branch of the profunda femoris artery that arises from its lateral aspect just after the medial circumflex femoral artery.
While the medial circumflex runs posteriorly around the femoral neck, the lateral circumflex courses laterally from its origin an...
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Popliteal artery
The popliteal artery is the direct continuation of the superficial femoral artery, at the point where it exits the adductor canal at the adductor hiatus, and passes into the popliteal fossa as the vessel courses posteriorly behind the knee.
Summary
origin: continuation of the superficial femor...
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Descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery
The descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery descends from the lateral aspect of the femoral neck and extends as far as the knee where it provides blood to the patellar network (the complex arterial anastomosis around the knee).
Summary
origin: lateral circumflex femoral arte...
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Descending genicular artery
The descending genicular artery (DGA) is one of the arteries of the knee joint and participates in the vascularization of the superomedial structures of the knee including the patella network.
Summary
location: knee
origin: distal femoral artery
branches: saphenous, muscular and osteoarticul...
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Posterior tibial artery
The posterior tibial artery (PTA) is one of the 2 branches of the tibioperoneal trunk in the lower leg and provides oxygenated blood to the posterior compartments of the leg and plantar surface of the foot. It is accompanied by the posterior tibial vein, along its course.
Summary
origin: tibio...
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Artery of Adamkiewicz
The artery of Adamkiewicz, also known as the great anterior radiculomedullary artery or arteria radicularis anterior magna, is the name of the dominant thoracolumbar segmental medullary artery, which supplies the lower spinal cord by reinforcing the anterior spinal artery.
Gross anatomy
The ar...
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Hepatic artery proper
The hepatic artery proper, also known as the proper hepatic artery (PHA), is the continuation of the common hepatic artery after it gives off the gastroduodenal artery. Just prior to the porta hepatis it divides into the left and right hepatic arteries.
Gross anatomy
Course
The hepatic artery...
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Brachiocephalic trunk
The brachiocephalic trunk (BCT) (also known as the brachiocephalic artery, and previously as the innominate artery) is the first branch of the aortic arch and supplies the head, neck and right arm.
Terminology
Although sometimes described as such, the brachiocephalic trunk is not one of the gr...
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Artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari
The artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari, also known as medial or marginal tentorial artery (of Bernasconi–Cassinari), commonly arises from the cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery.
Gross anatomy
The artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari is ~2 cm long and is an important branch of the m...
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Lateral tentorial artery
The lateral tentorial artery also known as lateral tentorial arcade, is a branch of the meningohypophyseal trunk. which arises from the cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery. The lateral tentorial artery runs along the lateral edge of the tentorium cerebelli.
Radiographic appearance
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Posterior meningeal artery
The posterior meningeal artery (PMA) is the largest artery supplying the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa ref.
Gross anatomy
Origin and course
The origin of the posterior meningeal artery is quite variable 1,2. It most commonly arises from the V3 segment and occasionally from the V4 ...
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