| Artery: Popliteal artery | |
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| The arteries of the gluteal and posterior femoral regions. (Popliteal labeled at bottom center. ) | |
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| Lymph glands of popliteal fossa. | |
| Latin | arteria poplitea |
| Gray's | subject #159 632 |
| Source | femoral artery |
| Branches | anterior tibial, posterior tibial artery, sural, superior genicular (medial, lateral), middle genicular, inferior genicular (medial, lateral) |
| Vein | popliteal vein |
| MeSH | Popliteal+Artery |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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In human anatomy, the popliteal artery is defined as the extension of the "superficial" femoral artery after passing through the adductor canal and adductor hiatus above the knee. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The femoral artery is a large Artery in the muscles of the Thigh. The anterior tibial artery of the Lower limb carries blood to the Anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the Foot, from the The posterior tibial artery of the Lower limb carries blood to the Posterior compartment of the leg and Plantar surface of the Foot, from the The sural arteries ( inferior muscular arteries) are two large branches which are distributed to the Gastrocnemius, Soleus, and Plantaris. The superior genicular arteries (superior articular arteries two in number arise one on either side of the Popliteal artery, and wind around the Femur immediately The medial superior genicular runs in front of the Semimembranosus and Semitendinosus, above the medial head of the Gastrocnemius, and passes beneath the The lateral superior genicular is an artery of the Leg. Course It passes above the lateral condyle of the femur beneath the tendon of the Biceps femoris The middle genicular artery (azygos articular artery is a small branch arising opposite the back of the Knee-joint. The inferior genicular arteries (inferior articular arteries two in number arise from the popliteal beneath the Gastrocnemius. The medial inferior genicular is an Artery of the leg Course It first descends along the upper margin of the Popliteus, to which it gives branches The lateral inferior genicular is an Artery of the leg Course It runs lateralward above the head of the fibula to the front of the knee-joint passing in its The popliteal vein course runs alongside the Popliteal artery but carries the blood from the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf back to the heart 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 Human anatomy, which with physiology and biochemistry is a complementary basic medical science is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the adult Human body The femoral artery is a large Artery in the muscles of the Thigh. The adductor canal ( Subsartorial/Hunter’s canal) is an Aponeurotic tunnel in the middle third of the Thigh, extending from the apex of the Femoral The adductor hiatus is the termination of the Adductor canal at the Knee, in the Adductor magnus muscle The knee is the lower extremity Joint connecting the Femur, Patella, and the Tibia. The termination of the popliteal artery is its bifurcation into the anterior tibial artery and posterior tibial artery. The anterior tibial artery of the Lower limb carries blood to the Anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the Foot, from the The posterior tibial artery of the Lower limb carries blood to the Posterior compartment of the leg and Plantar surface of the Foot, from the
The popliteal artery, through numerous smaller branches, supplies blood to the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf. The knee is the lower extremity Joint connecting the Femur, Patella, and the Tibia. Muscle (from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus "mouse" is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the In humans the thigh is the area between the Pelvis and the Knee. The calf or gastroc-soleus is a pair of Muscles mdashthe gastrocnemius and soleus &mdashat the back of the lower Human leg. It is accompanied, along its length, by the popliteal vein. The popliteal vein course runs alongside the Popliteal artery but carries the blood from the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf back to the heart
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Branches
The branches of the popliteal artery are:
- anterior tibial artery
- posterior tibial artery
- sural artery
- medial superior genicular artery
- lateral superior genicular artery
- middle genicular artery
- lateral inferior genicular artery
- medial inferior genicular artery
Tibial-fibular trunk
The fibular artery typically arises from the posterior tibial artery. The anterior tibial artery of the Lower limb carries blood to the Anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the Foot, from the The posterior tibial artery of the Lower limb carries blood to the Posterior compartment of the leg and Plantar surface of the Foot, from the The sural arteries ( inferior muscular arteries) are two large branches which are distributed to the Gastrocnemius, Soleus, and Plantaris. The medial superior genicular runs in front of the Semimembranosus and Semitendinosus, above the medial head of the Gastrocnemius, and passes beneath the The lateral superior genicular is an artery of the Leg. Course It passes above the lateral condyle of the femur beneath the tendon of the Biceps femoris The middle genicular artery (azygos articular artery is a small branch arising opposite the back of the Knee-joint. The lateral inferior genicular is an Artery of the leg Course It runs lateralward above the head of the fibula to the front of the knee-joint passing in its The medial inferior genicular is an Artery of the leg Course It first descends along the upper margin of the Popliteus, to which it gives branches Tibial-fibular trunk, also tibial-peroneal trunk is a term used to describe the Posterior tibial artery distal to the origin of the Anterior tibial artery In Anatomy, the fibular artery (also known as the peroneal artery) supplies blood to the Lateral compartment of the leg and is typically a branch of The posterior tibial artery of the Lower limb carries blood to the Posterior compartment of the leg and Plantar surface of the Foot, from the [1] Therefore, the posterior tibial artery proximal to the fibular artery origin is sometimes called the tibial-peroneal trunk or tibial-fibular trunk and it could be said that the popliteal artery bifurates into the tibial-fibular trunk and anterior tibial artery. Tibial-fibular trunk, also tibial-peroneal trunk is a term used to describe the Posterior tibial artery distal to the origin of the Anterior tibial artery
Embryology
Embryologically, the popliteal artery is derived from the fetal sciatic artery, which is distinct from the femoral artery. Arteries are Blood vessels that carry blood away from the Heart.
Pulse
Its pulse can be palpated behind the knee, but is generally more challenging to find than other arteries of the leg. 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 knee is the lower extremity Joint connecting the Femur, Patella, and the Tibia.
Additional images
 The popliteal, posterior tibial, and peroneal arteries. |
See also
External links
- SUNY Figs 12:04-10 - "Arteries of the lower extremity shown in association with major landmarks. The popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is a rather uncommon Pathology, which results into Claudication and chronic leg Ischemia. The popliteal fossa is a space or shallow depression located at the back of the Knee-joint. The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, better known as SUNY Downstate Medical Center, is an academic medical center and is the only one of its kind "
- Popliteal+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
- Image at umich.edu - pulse
References
- ^ Day C, Orme R (2006). eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base that was founded in 1996 by Scott Plantz and Richard Lavely two medical doctors "Popliteal artery branching patterns -- an angiographic study". Clin Radiol 61 (8): 696-9. doi:. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document. PMID 16843754.
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