| Artery: Femoral artery | |
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| Structures passing behind the inguinal ligament. The inguinal (Poupart's ligament is a band running from the Pubic tubercle to the Anterior superior iliac spine. (Femoral artery labeled at upper right. ) | |
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| Femoral artery and its major branches - right thigh, anterior view. | |
| Latin | arteria femoralis |
| Gray's | subject #157 623 |
| Supplies | anterior compartment of thigh |
| Source | external iliac artery |
| Branches | Superficial epigastric artery Superficial iliac circumflex Superficial external pudendal Deep external pudendal Deep femoral artery |
| Vein | femoral vein |
| MeSH | Femoral+Artery |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
a_61/12154275 |
The femoral artery is a large artery in the muscles of the thigh. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The anterior fascial compartment of thigh contains the Knee Extensors and Hip Flexors. The external iliac Artery is a large artery in the pelvic region that carries blood to the Lower limb. The superficial epigastric artery arises from the front of the femoral artery about 1 cm below the Inguinal ligament, and passing through the Femoral sheath and the The superficial iliac circumflex artery (or superficial circumflex iliac) the smallest of the cutaneous branches of the Femoral artery, arises close to the Superficial The superficial external pudendal artery ( superficial external pudic artery) arises from the medial side of the Femoral artery, close to the Superficial epigastric The deep external pudendal artery ( deep external pudic artery) more deeply seated than the Superficial external pudendal artery, passes medialward across the The profunda femoris artery (also known as the deep femoral artery, or the deep artery of the thigh) is a branch of the Femoral artery that as its name In the Human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral Artery in the Femoral sheath. Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group Arteries are Blood vessels that carry blood away from the Heart. In humans the thigh is the area between the Pelvis and the Knee.
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Clinical significance
The femoral artery pulse can be palpated at the femoral triangle. In Medicine, a person's pulse is the throbbing of their arteries. Palpation used as part of a Physical examination in which an object is felt (usually with the hands of a Healthcare practitioner to determine its size shape firmness The femoral triangle (of Scarpa) is an anatomical region of the upper inner Human Thigh.
Superficial femoral artery
- See also: femoral vein
Some radiologists, vascular surgeons and other specialist physicians refer to the femoral artery the "superficial femoral artery" after the profunda femoris artery branch point to differentiate the femoral artery segments before and after the branch point. In the Human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral Artery in the Femoral sheath. Radiology is the medical specialty directing Medical imaging technologies to diagnose and treat diseases Vascular surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system or arteries and Veins are managed by medical therapy minimally-invasive catheter A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health This term, historically, has not been used by anatomists, and has fallen out of favour with most physicians because it has led to considerable confusion with its accompanying vein, the femoral vein, which if called "superficial femoral vein" might incorrectly be assumed to be a superficial vein, as opposed to a deep vein. In the Human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral Artery in the Femoral sheath. Superficial vein is a term used to describe a Vein that is close to the surface of the body Deep vein is a term used to describe a Vein that is deep in the body
Additional images
 Structures surrounding right hip-joint. |
 Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. |
 Femoral sheath laid open to show its three compartments. |
 The left femoral triangle. |
 The femoral artery. |
 The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal. |
 Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and femoral nerve. |
External links
- SUNY Labs 12:05-0101
- Cross section at UV pelvis/pelvis-e12-15
- Image at umich.edu - pulse
- Diagram at MSU
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