Superior lateral genicular artery
- Superior lateral genicular artery
Infobox Artery
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = arteria superior lateralis genus
GraySubject = 159
GrayPage = 633
Caption = The femoral artery. (Lateral sup. genicular labeled at bottom left.)
Caption2 = Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Latter superior genicular labeled at upper left, second from top.)
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BranchTo = superficial branch, deep branch
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DorlandsPre = a_61
DorlandsSuf = 12156114
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.
Branching
It divides into a superficial and a deep branch; the superficial branch supplies the vastus lateralis, and anastomoses with the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex and the lateral inferior genicular arteries; the deep branch supplies the lower part of the femur and knee-joint, and forms an anastomotic arch across the front of the bone with the highest genicular and the medial inferior genicular arteries.
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