Descending genicular artery | |
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Arteries of the thigh. The descending genicular artery is labeled as #24
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Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Highest genicular visible at upper right.)
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Details | |
Source | femoral artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria descendens genus |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
a_61/12154104 |
TA | A12.2.16.017 |
FMA | 22506 |
Anatomical terminology []
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The descending genicular artery (highest genicular artery) arises from the femoral artery just before it passes through the adductor hiatus.
It immediately divides into:
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)