Cardiovascular system
Posterior tibial artery
Arteria tibialis posterior
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Lower limb, Foot
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Popliteal artery
DescriptionUnreviewed
The posterior tibial artery of the lower limb is an artery that carries blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot.
It branches from the popliteal artery via the tibial-fibular trunk.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Arteria tibialis posterior
- English
- Posterior tibial artery
- French
- Artère tibiale postérieure
- Spanish
- Arteria tibial posterior
- Portuguese
- Artéria tibial posterior