Cardiovascular system
Descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
Ramus descendens arteriae circumflexae lateralis femoris
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left
- Part of
- Lateral circumflex femoral artery
DescriptionUnreviewed
The descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery runs downward, behind the rectus femoris, upon the vastus lateralis, to which it gives offsets; one long branch descends in the muscle as far as the knee, and anastomoses with the superior lateral genicular artery.
It is accompanied by the branch of the femoral nerve to the vastus lateralis muscle.
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Names
- Latin
- Ramus descendens arteriae circumflexae lateralis femoris
- English
- Descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
- French
- Branche descendante de l'artère circonflexe lat. de la cuisse
- Spanish
- Rama descendente de la arteria femoral circunfleja lateral
- Portuguese
- Ramo descendente da artéria femoral circunflexa lateral