Superficial branch of medial circumflex femoral artery

Superficial branch of medial circumflex femoral artery

The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. Circumflex femoral arteries labeled.
Details
Source medial circumflex femoral artery
Identifiers
Latin ramus superficialis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis
TA A12.2.16.022
FMA 20810

Anatomical terminology

The superficial branch appears between the quadratus femoris and upper border of the adductor magnus, and anastomoses with the inferior gluteal artery, lateral femoral circumflex artery, and first of the perforating arteries of the profunda femoris (crucial anastomosis).

References

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

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