Profunda femoris

Deep artery of the thigh
The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. (Femoral profunda labeled at right center.)
Structures surrounding right hip-joint.
Details
Source	femoral artery
Branches	Lateral femoral circumflex Medial femoral circumflex Perforating
Vein	profunda femoris vein
Identifiers
Latin	arteria profunda femoris
TA	A12.2.16.020
FMA	20741
Anatomical terminology []

The deep artery of the thigh, (profunda femoris artery or deep femoral artery) is a branch of the femoral artery that, as its name suggests, travels more deeply (posteriorly) than the rest of the femoral artery.

The deep artery of the thigh branches off the femoral artery soon after its origin. It travels down the thigh closer to the femur than the femoral artery, running between the pectineus and the adductor longus, and running on the posterior side of adductor longus. The deep femoral artery does not leave the thigh.

The deep artery of the thigh gives off the following branches:

Cross-section through the middle of the thigh.

A schema of the arteries of the thigh.

Deep artery of the thigh

Deep artery of the thigh

Deep artery of the thigh

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