The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. Circumflex femoral arteries labeled.
Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex visible at upper left.)
Details
Source
Deep femoral artery
Identifiers
Latin
arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis
TA98
A12.2.16.027
TA2
4692
FMA
20798
Anatomical terminology
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The lateral circumflex femoral artery (also known as the lateral femoral circumflex artery or the external circumflex artery[1]) is an artery in the upper thigh.[citation needed] It is usually a branch of the profunda femoris artery, and produces three branches. It is mostly distributed to the muscles of the lateral thigh, supplying arterial blood to muscles of the knee extensor group.
^Power, John Hatch (5 March 2010). Anatomy of the Arteries of the Human Body, with the Descriptive Anatomy of the Heart Paperback. Nabu Press. ISBN 978-1146643283.
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