Arcuate artery of the foot

Arcuate artery of the foot
Anterior tibial artery, dorsalis pedis artery and the muscles and bones of the leg seen from the front (arcuate arteries very faintly labeled at bottom center)
Details
Source	Arteria dorsalis pedis
Vein	Dorsal venous arch of the foot
Identifiers
Latin	Arteria arcuata pedis
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_61/12153476
TA	A12.2.16.051
FMA	44594
Anatomical terminology []

The arcuate artery of the foot (metatarsal artery) arises from dorsalis pedis slightly anterior to the lateral tarsal artery, specifically over the naviculocuneiform joint; it passes lateralward, over the bases of the lateral four metatarsal bones, beneath the tendons of the extensor digitorum brevis, its direction being influenced by its point of origin; and it terminates in the lateral tarsal artery. It communicates with the through the perforating arteries of the foot.

It runs with the lateral terminal branch of deep fibular nerve. This vessel gives off the second, third, and fourth dorsal metatarsal arteries.

It is not present in all individuals.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)