Inferior muscular artery

Sural arteries
The popliteal, posterior tibial, and peroneal arteries (sural arteries labeled at upper right)
Details
Source	Popliteal artery
Identifiers
Latin	Arteriae surales
TA	A12.2.16.037
FMA	22570 70817, 22570
Anatomical terminology []

The sural arteries (inferior muscular arteries) are two large branches, which are distributed to the gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris muscles. The term applies to any of four or five arteries arising from the popliteal artery, with distribution to the muscles and integument of the calf, and with anastomoses to the posterior tibial, medial and lateral inferior genicular arteries.

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