deep artery of thigh

deep ar·ter·y of thigh

[TA]

origin, femoral, in femoral triangle; branches, lateral circumflex femoral, medial circumflex femoral, terminating in three or four perforating arteries.

Synonym(s): arteria profunda femoris, deep femoral artery, profunda femoris artery

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deep ar·te·ry of thigh

(dēp ahr'tĕr-ē thī) [TA]

Origin, femoral; branches, lateral circumflex femoral, medial circumflex femoral, terminating in three or four perforating arteries.
Synonym(s): arteria profunda femoris, profunda femoris artery.

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2A) and from the descending branch of the first perforator branch of the deep artery of thigh (Arteria produnda femoris) (Fig.

The Tibial Nerve and Its Vasculature: An Anatomical Evaluation/El Nervio Tibial y su Vasculatura: Una Evaluacion Anatomica